Well here is chapter 2 yay
"Normal speech"
'Normal thoughts'
"Demon/Summon speech"
'Demon/Summon thoughts'
Jutsu name
flashback/memory
~locations~
Edit notice: removed much of Hinata's stuttering, some grammatical errors, and fixed the structure to match with later format
Disclaimer I don't own Naruto
Chapter 2:Unexpected find
Hiruzen was having a very bad week, not only was he swamped with meetings with the council, who kept calling him for every little detail between land disputes and financial discussions to what they should have for dinner, the KI (killing intent) he was releasing, after that one was so strong that even the shinobi and the Anbu present were having a hard time staying conscious, the civilians didn't last long. He was also riddled with piles of the bane of all Kages: Paperwork, so much of it that he hasn't had time to even read his favorite little orange book.
He wanted to incinerate the piles just to be done with it but his sense of responsibility stayed his hand from performing a Katon jutsu, well that and an Anbu with long purple hair wearing a cat mask stopped him from finishing the handsigns. He did get some sense of satisfaction when he did burn one document and after the small lecture that he got from Neko about not destroy an important document he pulled out an exact copy of the document from the pile of finished and sign work. The mountains of paperwork turned out to be multiple copies of the same new pieces of work that was given to him and he couldn't destroy them because he wouldn't be 100 % sure if there wasn't anything really important in the pile so he had to do it the old fashioned way by going through each one, one at a time.
"I swear, these fools can't do anything other than annoy me with these useless requests. I'm getting too old for this and I need to find a replacement for this, maybe then I can finally get to read without any problems". Hiruzen mumbled to himself as he continued to stamp another document
He paused for only a moment when he heard a knock from the door, looking up he saw it was Inu. Inu was one of his high ranking Anbu easily recognized with his white gravity-defying hair (he is always described this way, pretty good in my opinion) "Ah Inu, what can I do for you?"
Kakashi walked until he was a few feet away "Yes Hokage-Sama, I have returned from my mission and I am ready to give my report on it."
when that was heard, the Sandaime was shocked because he didn't assign Inu to any mission "Kakashi" he said ignoring Anbu protocol "what was this mission and when did you leave for it?"
Kakashi looked at the Hokage confused but it was not visible with the dog mask he was wearing "I left for the mission eight days ago and it was a reconnaissance mission in the Haran bay to make sure that Kumogakure wasn't planning anything against Konoha, though it seemed that everything was quiet and no action was being taken to insinuate such a thing" Kakashi said giving his report to the now stunned Hokage.
This was a mission that the Hokage planned on having an infiltration team take but was holding off on it since he didn't want to stress the relations between the villages even more so since it was on thin ice as it was since the attempted kidnapping of the Hyuga Heiress Hinata Hyuga.
"Kakashi, that mission was put on hold and was not meant to be taken, are you sure that I gave you this mission?"
Kakashi nodded to the Hokage's question and pulled out the mission scroll that had his signature and stamp of approval.
The gears were turning in the old man's head, he had no recollection of assigning this mission to Kakashi since at this time he was supposed to be on guard duty for Naruto to keep him safe from any of the villagers that might harm the boy during the festival which happened to be his birthday as well, and that was three days ago. Jumping from his seat and tossing the scroll away, Hiruzen went to his Crystal Ball to see if he can find Naruto.
Kakashi startled by this and seeing the look of dread on the Hokage's face went to ask the Hokage "Sir, what's the matter?"
Hiruzen with a worried look tried to locate Naruto by tracking his chakra signature but was having difficulty finding it "I've been in meetings nonstop this whole week and you were sent out on a mission for that time as well and I don't find it just coincidence that this happened the very week that the festival was happening. You know how the villagers get during that day!" Hiruzen said while switching to the view of the ball to just see inside his apartment but still finding no trace of the boy.
Kakashi, realizing what was going on urgently asked the question "Hokage-sama, please tell me. Where is Naruto-Kun?"
Hiruzen looking at the one-eyed Anbu said "I don't know…..I can't find his chakra signature"
With a snap of his fingers two more Anbu, Neko and Tenzo, appeared in from of the Hokage "you three are to search the village for Naruto-Kun, start with the usual places he can be found, Inu I want you to use your summons to track him" a resounding "HAI" was heard from the three as the disappeared from the office.
As he went back to take a seat in his chair one thought kept going through his head "Please! Let the boy be alright"
The Anbu searched the entire village looking for the boy from rooftops, street level and businesses they knew he frequented but found nothing.
Inu checked Ichiraku ramen, asking Teuchi and Ayame if they had seen the boy but got two worried "no" from the pair now even more worried for their favorite customer.
Neko looked around the Hokage monument and found no evidence of him being there recently.
Tenzo was jumping from rooftop to rooftop looking down on the streets of Konoha but found no trace of blonde hair.
They spent the rest of the day searching but no luck
~The next day~
Iruka was frustrated. He was on his way to Naruto's apartment to check on the boy since he hasn't been in class for the last few days. He was accompanied by the shy Hyuga heiress Hinata who was insistent on coming "You know you didn't have to join me on this visit Hinata-san"
Hinata, looking up and her sensei answered in a meek stutter " I-I w-wanted to make sure that N-Naruto-kun was alright".
Iruka just accepted that and kept going, wanting to get this over with. He knew about Naruto and what he held within and although he didn't really hate the boy he didn't like him either, he felt more indifferent to the kid but deep down he did blame Naruto for his parent's death. He knew it was wrong of him to do so but he couldn't help it. It was also that he didn't really interact with the boy much since he wouldn't be his teacher for another two years but he was the only one that willingly went to Naruto's home.
They kept walking until they came upon the apartment complex that was Naruto's home and what they saw shocked them both
The complex looked like it was a condemned building ready to be demolished, with graffiti with the words "Die Demon!" and "Go back to the Hell!". Support pillars that looked like it was roughly patched with wooden boards, handrails that were half gone, paint that long since peeled off and broken windows that were sealed with cardboard. "This can't be the place. Can it?" said Iruka as he pulled out a piece of paper with the address on it just to find that this was indeed the right address
Hinata was stunned, wondering how someone could live in this building, since she was so used to living in the Hyuga compound "Hinata are you coming?" Iruka said as he was carefully walking up the extremely worn out stairs. Hinata ran a bit to catch up with her sensei as he was halfway up the stair "Careful with the fourth, fifth and sixth step, they are really close to breaking" They finally got to the top of the stairs and headed to Naruto's door.
Knocking on the door Iruka called "Hey Naruto! Are you in there?" Iruka could hear some sound coming from the apartment but it was really quiet "Hey Naruto, come out we need to talk about why you haven't been in class!" as he was screaming at the door, Hinata was standing back a bit looking at her sensei. Neither of them noticed that Inu was watching them from across the street but what caught Inu's attention was that Iruka seemed so sure that Naruto was in there but when he was looking for the boy Pakun could barely smell any of his scent in the apartment which meant that it was only a residual scent so he wasn't in there, but if the academy sensei was sure then he had to make sure so he kept watching at a distance.
Iruka becoming frustrated, tried the doorknob and was shocked to see that it was unlocked. Pushing the door open, he and Hinata went inside and they were shocked once more because of the mess of the small dining room they walked into with a fridge directly to their left and a small dining table that didn't leave much room between it and the wall, a stove on the opposite side of the room adjacent to the broken window that was parallel to the door. Hearing sound from the door to their right they both went towards it, having to go through a door frame that has a very short white flap to come upon a very small bathroom with a small tub and next to the tub was a door that led to the toilet, but ignoring that door and walking to the ajar door that leads to Naruto's bedroom. While opening the door they saw something scurry from the door that led to the balcony which was on the opposite wall, to under the bed which was directly to their left but they couldn't see what it as very well since the lights were off and the window was covered with cardboard as an attempt to keep it sealed.
Thinking Naruto was just fooling around with them, Iruka decided to end this game with his Big head Jutsu "NARUTO! GET OUT FROM UNDER THERE AND STOP ACTING LIKE A FOOL!" he yelled as his head grew four times its size.
After the scream, they heard a yelp from the bed as something came out from under the bed and went to the other side of the room and huddled into the corner.
Hitting the lightswitch what they saw was not what they were expecting, what they saw was a small fox kit (think Kurama when he was younger but only slightly bigger than puppy Akamaru) shivering in fear, eyes closed and tail wrapped around itself. Iruka and Hinata stood there dumbfounded until Hinata decided to get closer to the fox kit "i-its ok, we won't hurt you…" she said as she reached out to touch the fox but it flinched a bit when her hand touched its head but as she started to pet its head it began to open its eyes and look at the Hyuga girl. Hinata seeing it open its eyes smiled warmly at it and saw that it stopped shivering so much but was still somewhat afraid.
Iruka just stood there at the door wondering when Naruto got a pet fox and why he got it since foxes were hated in the village ever since the Kyuubi attack but it didn't concern him so much. But as he saw Hinata pick up the fox he saw something that made his heart stop, 'the fox…...it had two tails!'
As that was going through Iruka's head Hinata was staring at the fox's eyes. Still looking slit like a fox's eyes but the color is what grabbed her attention, they were azure blue just like Naruto's "your eyes are just like Naruto-Kun's eyes"
That statement did it for Iruka "HINATA GET AWAY FROM THAT THING!" he said as he pulled out a kunai with one hand and pulled the girl back with the other forcing her to drop the fox.
That sudden action caused the fox to run in between their legs and out the front door leaving them behind.
~meanwhile across the street on a building rooftop~
Inu was confused as he heard Iruka yelling inside the apartment but from he heard he assumed that Naruto was inside doing something to annoy the academy sensei but he was relieved to know that the kid was fine and not harmed for now….until Iruka would begin lecturing him for skipping class.
Turning to leave to tell the Hokage that he found Naruto he stopped when he heard Iruka scream "HINATA GET AWAY FROM THAT THING!"
He turned back to the apartment just in time to see a small orange animal run out the door and heading down the stairs. Looking closely he saw it was a fox but his eye widened when he saw it had two tails. Seeing that it as running to an alley right underneath him he decided to cut it off before the alley exit, jumping down startling the fox he pulled out a kunai ready to strike when needed.
Startled by the newcomers the fox turned around only to stop when it saw the other man coming up as well. Blocked from both ends, it didn't know what to do and went to the side of the alley to, clawing at the wall in an attempt to get away but it wasn't working, giving up on that it just hid in some newspaper that was thrown away.
Inu began pulsing his chakra in a certain pattern to signal his fellow Anbu and waited for them to arrive. Seven seconds later an Anbu squad appeared at both his sides and pulled out their weapons prepared to attack whatever Inu was facing but everyone was stopped when Hinata ran passed their legs and spread out her arms in a protective manner "W-what a-are you doing to the p-poor thing?!"
"Move aside Hyuga-Sama, we don't want to hurt you," said one of the Anbu, though he didn't know what they were facing he knew it wasn't the Hyuga girl
"Put your weapons down, immediately!" said an aged voice from behind the Anbu. turning around they saw it was the Hokage "what is the meaning of this Inu! Why have you called for your Anbu squad?"
"Sir it seems tha-" he was stopped when he heard a whine coming from behind them, turning they saw that the Hyuga girl had walked to the hidden fox, removed the newspaper, picked it up, cradling it as best she could and the fox was shivering excessively with all eyes on it.
Hiruzen seeing the fox, widened his eyes when he saw the two tails. He would have signaled the Anbu to try and get the fox away from the girl but he stopped himself when the fox started to calm down a bit as it looked into the old man's eyes and he couldn't help but have a flashback of a young boy with the same color eyes looking at him. "Anbu hold your position" he said as he walked up to the fox and girl keeping an eye on the fox. He noticed that as he kept walking the fox started to relax a bit but looked at the old man with confusion in its eyes. Finally reaching the Hyuga girl and fox, he knelt down to them and looked into the fox's eyes "Anbu stand down" he said in a soft voice
"But Sir!..." one of the Anbu said in urgency
"It's alright….Inu go get Hiashi Hyuga and tell him to meet me in my office as soon as he can"
Inu left, obeying his Hokage, as Hiruzen placed a hand on the girls "ok Hyuga-chan, we need to go to my office and have a small talk about what happened"
"H-hai Hokage-Sama," she said as she clutched the fox a bit tighter
With a small smile, he Shunshined away in a swirl of leaves and the Anbu left, going back to their duties.
Iruka now left alone looked towards the apartment building behind him and couldn't help but wonder what had happened to the kid and feel pity thinking that he was taken over by the Kyuubi.
Well, that is the end of this Chapter so can you guess what happened…. Can you? ….can you?
Well if you can't then you are going to have to wait for the next chapter which should show what happened to Naruto but not how
And for Naruto's apartment I looked up a blueprint of his place and I hope I described it well enough to give you a picture of it
Anyway I was thinking on if I should make a pairing and if so should it be single or Harem but I'm not 100% sure if I will so if you want a pairing, let me know who and I might come up with it
Update notice 11/12: went through this and made some fixes
By the way, Read and Review and please give me some constructive advice to help me improve flames will do nothing but waste your own time