Uzumaki Naruto Chronicles Rewrite

Chapter 19

Brotherhood

Author's notes: Special thanks to Narhina for the reviews as well as many ideas he has given to me. As well as Naruhinalover20 for the reviews and ideas as well. Another thanks to Spiceywifey for her reviews! Thank you all for the support!

Naruto took off for the Hokage monument. He was pissed, how could Hinata do this. Kabuto, there was something up with him, how the hell was he just there at the perfect time. Naruto growled, he had to have been watching, what the hell was his game. What the hell was going on with him, there was something up.

Naruto sat on the top of his dad's head, this had always been a thinking spot for him, he usually came here to be alone, even before he knew the man was his father, he was drawn here. Naruto shook his head thinking, "I am some kind of fucked up, I am drawn here for whatever reason to the man that cursed me. At least he was supposedly a good man, according to Kakashi."

Then Naruto started to talk to his dad, "Dad what should I do? Kabuto is bad, I can feel it, Kurama can feel something is up, she knows something is up. Just not what, yet. I damn sure intend to find out what that bastard is up to.

Naruto was lost in thoughts when Shikamaru appeared next to him, "Naruto, everything okay?" The boy genius asked him.

Naruto shook his head "Not really. There is something going on with Kabuto."

Shikamaru sighed, "Are you sure it isn't you just being jealous?"

Naruto shook his head, "I am jealous Shikamaru but that isn't it. How did you know I was up here?"

Shikamaru sighed again and sat down next to Naruto, "I was with my dad and we went over to Ino's house, my dad, her dad, and Choji's dad are all best friends, Ino told me she saw the fight, and the whole thing with Kabuto. While I wish I could just chalk up your suspicion of Kabuto to you just being jealous, I can't. It is too suspicious that he just keeps showing up when she is at her most vulnerable. None of us like him, except her. But he has been there for her and we can't say anything against him. Naruto I am warning you, if you say something against him, it will only end bad for you. She trusts that snake, Kabuto, more than any of us right now. I can't figure out why, but she does. Far more than you right now. He has her in his grasp and quite frankly I am surprised she even tried to make amends with you, while under this spell he has her in. Of course we can't prove he is doing anything wrong, so we can't exactly go tell anyone right now, and she wont believe me, Kakashi, or Anko."

Naruto clenched his fist so hard that it started to bleed, "I am not fucking okay with this, what are you saying, we just leave her too him? To let him do whatever the fuck he wants to do to her. I can't fucking do that Shikamaru."

Shikamaru shook his head, "Naruto, I would never suggest that, be reasonable, use your head! I know you pretend to be dumb but you aren't, I know how smart you are. I would never leave Hinata to that creep, but there is nothing I can currently do, nothing you can do. We have to watch and make sure he doesn't go too far. That is all we can do, we can step in if he is going to do something wrong. But before then we can't it will only drive her further into his clutches."

Naruto nodded he was pissed, "Can we spar? I need to blow off some steam."

Shikamaru blanched, "Uh you mean punching bag, no thanks."

Naruto shook his head and lifted his arm up towards Shikamaru, "Try to lift this up higher."

Shikamaru nodded and tried to lift it, he was able to but barely.

Naruto then pumped chakra into the weight seal. He lifted his arm, but he could barely lift it. "Now try."

Shikamaru tried again but couldn't, "Okay I see your point, but won't this just make you my punching bag?"

Naruto shook his head, "It will force me to pump chakra into my muscles, I won't be able to quite keep up with you, but it will be a fair spar, and it will knock me out."

Shikamaru nodded, and the two started to spar, still talking, "Naruto, you know this isn't exactly healthy right?"

Naruto laughed throwing a punch to have it deflected by Shikamaru, he countered with a leg sweep that Naruto jumped over.

"I know it isn't healthy, but it is the best I have right now. This is the only way, I have ever been able to get my mind off of things. I appreciate you doing this, I know you would much rather be looking at the stars."

Shikamaru dodged another punch and replied, "I have a feeling that by the end of this, I may be seeing stars anyways, so it will work either way I suppose."

Naruto laughed and countered Shikamaru's next punch twisting around and throwing the boy genius.

Shikamaru landed hard on the ground and rolled out of the way of an ax kick.

This continued for another hour before neither boy could stand. They were both lying on their backs laughing, unable to move. Kakashi showed up a few minutes later.

He sighed, "Naruto, I expect this from you, but not from Shikamaru. Well done boys, I have to say I am proud of you two, you have begun to build a brotherhood, it will be something you will forever cherish with each other. It is not an easy bond to break either, I am very proud."

Kakashi created a clone and the clone took Shikamaru home, while he carried Naruto home. Naruto thanked Kakashi as the two discussed what had happened. Kakashi put Naruto in his bed and told him training was still on for the next day.

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