Chapter 10 -Separation
Cklek—!
Brown mahogany door opened slowly from the outside.
A raven young man walked quietly silently into the simple room behind the door. The two onyx beads immediately caught sight of the entire room which was already very familiar to him. Then he walked in, searching each piece of furniture there, table, chair, cupboard, bathroom door, kitchen, fridge, before he finally stopped in front of the bed.
He sat down there, squeezing tightly the white linen cloth lining the bed's mattress as he watched carefully the room where he was now. A simple little room that was familiar to him, a room he often stole when he came. He could even feel the remnants of the distinctive aroma of the owner of the room. Even though the smell had begun to fade following the master's departure.
"Apparently it's impossible here ..." Sasuke sighed weakly. Smiling bitterly about his actions which are now even more stupid. Of course he won't be here. Isn't that clear? Naruto is gone. He has a more important task to defeat Danzo. What else would the blonde boy do besides chase Danzo? There's no way Naruto would be in his room now ...
Sasuke was pensive, he saw once again the whole room of the room. Various thoughts, feelings, even memories raged in his head. He feels very ... screwed ...
His chest felt tight, so many and opposite feelings mixed up there. He felt very confused. His conversation with Tsunade crossed his mind again. One of his hands involuntarily moved himself, groping carefully at his stomach which was still flat.
"Naruto loves you ..."
Is it true?
Is that really true?
Is it true that Naruto has the same feeling with him ...?
"Hey ..." he whispered, stroking his stomach which now contained a new life, containing his offspring and Naruto. "What do you think...?" he whispered louder, as if he were talking to the child he was still pregnant with. "Do you think your father ... really loves me ...?" he whispered softly.
Sasuke sighed.
If that really happens ...
'Tousan ... Why ... Itachi-niisan ... What should I do ...?'
His mission ... his desire for years to avenge his family ... now as if at stake ...
Why do the choices he has to make ... feel so heavy ...?
Sasuke closed his eyes. As much as the shadow of the memory spun rapidly in his head. He was silent for a long time, just closed his eyes while thinking of stabilizing his feelings. After a while, the pale petals opened again. The two onyx beads inside are now full of confidence. He decided. Now the feeling is round. Without saying anything, Sasuke moved from there. He left the room, went to pursue something he had lost ...
Hosh — Hosh — Hosh—!
"Damn ... I should have asked Tsunade first." Sasuke clicked irritably, leaning his body against the tree trunk.
Shit.
What should he do now?
He didn't even know where Naruto was going now. There are many possibilities about where the road Naruto took when he left. But he did not want to think about it because there was a possibility that he would go the wrong way. He was not sure how many hours had passed since he was unconscious. It was not easy to trace it or just follow in his footsteps, considering that Naruto was not a young man who would so carelessly leave a trail. Sasuke just walked by following his instincts. In any way he must still find Naruto. He must meet him ...
There were many things he wanted to ask Naruto. Sasuke will demand a lot of clarity from the young man. Danzo, Tsunade, konoha, coup d'état, happened eleven years ago, and what he most wanted to know was about ... Naruto's feelings. He must know everything, must hear all the explanations about things that make him very confused now. He must eliminate the feeling of blocking in his heart before he ... can decide for the next step ... then the last thing and maybe the toughest, he ... wants to apologize ...
Sighing, Sasuke moved his body from the trunk of the tree before going straight back to follow the instincts. The cold that hit his body made him regret to leave without thick clothes. He felt his body became very sensitive since he was pregnant. It may be true that people say that submissive will be the weakest during their pregnancy. Shit. He hoped there would be no one or anything who met him halfway.
Sasuke stopped his steps when he found two roads. One of them is still heading for a deeper and thicker forest, while the other is towards the forest which is towards a very wide grassland area. Okay Great. Now, what should he choose?
Sasuke bent his eyebrows weighing the path he would choose. He glanced at the left side then turned to the road on the right, then glanced left then right and left again then "Ah! Fuck it!" he snarled before taking the road arbitrarily. "Fuck, now the road is even playing with me ?! Who do they think they are ?!" his babbling annoyed is not clear. "I! Is Uchiha Sasuke! A crown prince of the Konoha Kingdom, daring to play with a high-class demon like me. They thought—
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"—Huh ?!" his body suddenly shook and— Brugh! - collapsed to the ground on its own. Sasuke widened wide, he immediately tried to stand up again but— Zzztt! - a very sudden pain pierced his neck.
"Akh!" Sasuke moaned in pain, his hand immediately squeezed his left neck. The pain like the intense heat of the fire only happened no more than 3 seconds before it instantly disappeared without a trace. Sasuke blinked in confusion, he glanced around to make sure no one attacked, then glanced at his hand to check the blood or the wound on his neck. There is no. There is not the slightest bit of blood or wound.What happened?
Frowning, he rubbed his left neck, making sure there was absolutely no problem. 'Smooth as usual, there is no wound or blood. I think it's fine. It still feels the same as it usually does with the chakra flowing from sa— 'The two onyxs quickly widened at the same time as the sentence that crossed his head was stopped. Did he just say about chakra ?!
He quickly pulled the kimono he was wearing to examine his neck more freely. Suddenly he felt like going berserk because he didn't have a mirror to see the condition of his neck. His hands continuously checked his neck alternately, and his two onyx beads were increasingly wide-eyed. Not. This is not possible. This is not possible. It should have been lost. It should have been released. Why ... why does he now feel that ' mark ' reappear on his neck ?!
He really can feel it ...
That chakra ... Naruto's chakra ... quickly spread throughout his body.
How could it be?!
Quickly, he stood up before running. The two onyx glanced here and there as if they were looking for something, the nose sniffed looking for what he wanted to find. After getting it, he immediately went there. Lake. The basin is very broad filled with water with several plants and rocks on the edge, looks beautiful with the moonlight bouncing above the surface of the water caught by his eyes. Sasuke wasted no time approaching the side of the lake, staring at his reflection from above the surface of the water.
His breath was held back, when now he could really see it. The sign that was re-engraved on his neck. Three commas were clearly displayed there. The sign of giving Naruto to him ...
Sasuke groped softly at the sign, a feeling so heavy from nowhere suddenly felt lifted from his chest. He felt so ... relieved. Only a few hours he parted with the sign now he suddenly felt very missed. But why?
Why does the sign suddenly reappear?
Didn't Naruto take it off?
He was sure Naruto really had pulled out the mark because he could not feel the dominant chakra when the sign vanished. What ... made the sign appear again on his body?
Suddenly he remembered his conversation with Tsunade. Sasuke bit his lips softly.
What if it turns out ... the sign can't be removed now ...?
If that is true ... is it possible because ...
He looked down, one of his hands groping smoothly on his stomach, feeling as if the fetus in there was jumping happily to get the chakra of his father.
But ... even though that's true ... why ... the sign just appears now ...?
Not wanting to think too hard, Sasuke broke his mind. He touched the sign again, then closed his eyes. Concentrating focused his mind on Naruto's chakra.
There is. Far enough from it. But he can still feel it.
Without wasting time, he immediately moved from his place, following where the direction of Naruto's chakra led him. Now, he can definitely find it ...
Wuuussssshhhhh—!
"Are you sure he went here, Kakashi?" Yamato asked between running. He looked down when a large branch appeared before his eyes, before re-aligning his position again running beside a large husky dog with silver white fur.
"Well, I can smell the trace. I didn't expect Naruto-sama to be able to move very fast." Answer the dog demon . Kakashi accelerated his run, his instincts said something was happening. He felt he had to quickly catch up with Naruto.
BAAMM!
A large explosion suddenly rang out. The two different types of demons immediately stopped their legs spontaneously. They turned quickly to the sound source, then turned to each other. Without needing a lot of words, they nodded in understanding and immediately shot up towards it.
After running far enough, they could see their direction. A large cave — no, maybe it would be more appropriate to say the former is a large cave, because that place has now fallen apart. The big explosion they heard earlier must have caused the cave to be destroyed now.
"We're late ...?" Yamata said staring wide at the cave in a very messy place. Without asking, they knew that there had been a fight there.
Kakashi doesn't answer, he changes his body to normal before walking deeper into the cave.
"There's a cellar there." He said as he walked towards the underground passage he had just seen. He was about to walk down the stairs when— "Kakashi!" - suddenly Yamato called out to him. Kakashi stopped his steps, and turned to his friend.
"There's a very big hole here, it looks like it was due to the explosion." Yamato's light on Kakashi who was about to walk down the stairs."This connects directly to the underground." He said again, leaning over to see more clearly into the hole.
"They fell here." Said Kakashi suddenly, relaxing his sense of smell in the area around the hole.
"They?"
"I smell Naruto-sama's blood, and someone else, maybe who was fighting with him. This smell ..." he said, guessing the smell that was familiar to his nose. His eyebrows frowned as he still couldn't find it. "We have to go down there." Disconnect, glancing around looking for a safe way to get down.
"Through this way." Yamato suddenly exclaimed, pointing to a supporting pillar that appeared to come from the underground floor. Without wasting time he jumped down and pressed his feet with the chakra on the large pole, behind him Kakashi moved to follow him.
Kakashi immediately circulated his eyes after his feet rested on the floor. He moved to explore the cave room that had not received enough lighting. The place is also not much different from above, both destroyed by a fight even though it wasn't as bad as before. He suddenly ran when something caught his eyes.
"Th-this is ... ?!" he widened wide.
"Abu ?! And it's still very hot, someone just burned it?" continued Yamato who also followed him there. His eyes widened in horror as he faintly began to catch the mound of scorched ash that seemed to form like a body figure.
"Yamato, this ..." Kakashi furrowed his brows. "Doesn't it remind you of the serial murder. Do you think Naruto-sama did it?" he said circulating around looking for clues.
"You're right, that means Naruto-sama has won this fight, do you know who is fighting him?" Yamato replied, turning towards Kakashi.
Kakashi shook his head. "No, wait ..." he said suddenly. "Sai. Sai is against him. Look." He said it showed a scroll and brush that was typical of the Anbu Ne knight. "I think Danzo told Sai to block Naruto-sama. Therefore we can't find him again at the Palace. We have to move fast, Yamato. Naruto-sama might still be in this place." He said as he pointed to a hallway that looked not far from his place. Without wasting time he ran there, followed by Yamato behind him.
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"Your Honour!"
A female waiter ran frantically to and fro, occasionally shouting for someone.
"Ouji-sama!" Other servants also looked panting, then followed by several other servants who also looked just as tired.
"You found it ?!" said the head waiter fearfully.
"N-no! How is this ?! What should we do?" one screamed timidly.
"Spread again, we have to find it whatever happens!"
"Your Honour!" they started shouting again, the guards who saw him just shook their heads.
"He's running away again?" one of the guards said nosily teasing the servants.
"Why don't you look for it ?! Baka!" replied the waiter annoyed.
"Ahh! I can't find it anywhere!" a waiter shouted frustratedly.
"Your Majesty! Please come out, Your Majesty the Queen can punish us if you keep running away!" another waiter shouted in frustration.
"Ouji-sama!" he shouted, calling the crown prince who is nowhere.
"Naruto Ouji-sama!"
Not far from the servants, in a garden bush, without anyone knowing, a small giggle could be heard.
"Naruto Ouji-sama!"
The giggle was heard again when a waiter ran past the bush without realizing it.
"Your Majesty! You must return to the study room!" shouted a waiter blindly searching.
'Heh! They won't be able to find me! ' a soft murmur came from behind the bushes. A figure with a blond head was seen through the bushes, he crawled carefully towards the other bushes to run away to find another hiding place. But having not had time to reach the bushes he was aiming for, his body suddenly rose into the air.
"Huh ?! Uwaah! Take off! Take off! Gyaaa! Release Naluto-cama!" the blonde-haired little boy screamed struggling as he realized his body had been lifted up from behind. He kicked his legs back, even trying to bite the two big hands that were holding his two arms.
"Ow, ow, ow, geezz, you're really a little kid, kid!" said a long-haired white man who had two red lines straight under his eyes. The man who carried the nickname as one of the big sannins finally surrendered and let go of the little blonde boy who continued to attack him.
The boy immediately ran away and glared at him.
"Dasal isn't coping! Do you pick up what you did to Naluto-cama huh ?!" a blonde not even five years old who is still a little difficult to recite his speech said arrogantly, folding his hands in front of his chest like someone with a high degree. The blond mane is lined up behind his back, with a little wavy at the bottom. Seen one or two branches of leaves seen there, making it look messy, but did not in the least reduce the beauty of the blonde mane. Three thin scratches like a cat's whiskers were seen adorning the two cheeks of the tanned boy.
Jiraiya, the long white-haired man could not hold back his weakness when he saw how arrogant the boy in front of him was, but it looked so adorable with his size that indeed only a child.
The blonde boy widened his eyes, then glared angrily. "Y-You can't laugh, bad grandfather!" he ordered angrily.
"W-Is grandfather ugly ?!" Jiraiya stopped his laughter, stared in disbelief at the boy who called him grandfather just like that, especially with the 'ugly' affix behind him.
"Benal, you're an ugly grandfather!" said the little boy with a snort of annoyance.
"Tch, you're not funny, why is it so like Minato, huh?"
"Naluto-cama isn't you! Naluto-cama is Naluto-cama!" the boy yelled dislike.
"Hi, hi, I'm sorry, Na-lu-to-ca-ma." Jiraiya replied mocking the boy's pronunciation.
The red color immediately filled the boy's face. He growled angrily then bit Jiraiya's hand with all his strength, before not forgetting to give Jiraiya's kick and run away.
"Ouch! Wha—! Hey, wait a minute, boy!" Jiraiya shouted quickly after the boy, and pulled him back by squeezing his clothes.
"Gyaaah! Let go of Naluto-cama!" the boy shouted struggling.
"Geez, I said wait a minute, listen to me first, boy. I don't want you to run away again. Don't you know how hard it is to find a little boy like you in this vast palace, huh ?!" Jiraiya said irritably.
The boy just frowned and looked away, both hands folded in front of his chest.
Jiraiya couldn't help snorting amused at it. "Your father is looking for you, he's waiting for you in the hall."
Hearing that sentence, the boy immediately turned his head. "Otou-cama ?!" the boy's two shappire beads immediately looked sparkling when he heard something about his father.
"Yeah, uncle is your father's friend, he is looking for—
"Why aren't you in the first place, grandpa's decency is ugly!" the boy yelled, kicking Jiraiya before running fast towards the King's Hall.
"Wha — Hey, wait! Damn it!" Jiraiya sighed before walking after the boy.
SLAM—!
"Tou-cama!" the boy shouted loudly when the door to the King's Hall was opened for him. Immediately he ran towards his father who was in his throne with someone who was talking to him.
"Tou-cama!" the boy called out as he ran over to his father ..
"Oh, hey, Naruto. You're here." Minato said, immediately withdrawing his son in a hug. "How are you studying today?" he asked, rubbing the boy's head.
"Naluto-cama learns well!" he said, patting his chest with pride.
"By escaping from the supervision of the servants?" Jiraiya sarcastically approached them. He grinned victorious as the boy glared at him.
Minato furrowed her eyebrows. "Are you running away again?"
Naruto just looked away.
"Your Majesty, leaving your study assignment is not the attitude of a good crown prince." Someone said firmly from behind his body.
Naruto looked back then bent his lips when he knew who was talking. "Naluto-cama didn't leave his duty, Naluto-cama is just playing dark! Learning is very boring!"
"But that is your duty, Naruto Ouji-sama. If you continue like this you won't be able to become a King like your father." Firm someone again.
Naruto widened his eyes to hear that, then bit his lips turned towards his father. "Na-naluto-cama knows that, uncle, mumble!" he replied defensively.
Minato chuckled at the behavior of his son and his best friend, he rubbed the boy's head as he said. "Then you better not run away again, Naruto," he said with a smile.
"Na-naluto-cama isn't running away!" the boy replied, looking away. The bending on his face disappeared when his shappire's eyes caught the figure of someone he had never seen. He blinked funny, then sparkled happily. "Very beautiful sister!" he said bluntly to someone he saw.
All eyes immediately turned to the 'brother' who had just been called beautiful just now. Someone smiled a little reply to Naruto's praise, then walked out of the back of someone who had been called 'Uncle Dark' by Naruto.
Minato turned to his best friend, and smiled. "Fugaku, what if we introduce it now." Ask the friend.
"Hn." Fugaku just nodded curtly.
"Naruto, there's something we want to introduce to you." Minato said as he pushed his son closer. The boy hahaha blinked confused and obedient.
"Your Majesty, introduce my eldest son, he will be your protective knight." Fugaku patted the shoulder of his eldest son, telling him to introduce himself.
"Kecatlia?" Naruto looked confused at his father.
"Right, he will be your personal knight. He will always be with you to protect you." Minato said with a soft smile.
"Cepelti uncle dyed ?!" Naruto said, sparkling happily.
"Yeah, like my fugly uncle." Minato chuckled.
"Is that true ?! You're going to be Naluto-cama's beauty ?!" Naruto shouted happily approaching the beautiful young man.
The young man smiled back to him. His two onyx beads narrowed as he gave a smile. The mane of the raven was tied one behind, with long bangs straight on the sides of his face, making the young man's figure even more charming. The young man was only ten years old, but had two thin lines under his eyes like a birthmark. He walked over, knelt right in front of the crown prince to pay his respects.
"Naruto Ouji-sama, my name is Itachi from the Uchiha clan. Let me devote myself to your side as a knight. I promise I will risk my life to protect you for the rest of my life." Said the raven youth loudly without the slightest hesitation seen behind his two onyx beads ...
... and now the same two onyx beads are seen in front of him ...
"I ... tachi ... ?!"
Naruto widened in disbelief.
The two beads ... those two onyx were really real in front of him.
The young raven he thought was dead eleven years ago was truly in front of him.
"Y-you really ... Hitachi ?!" he swallowed hard.
But the young man was still silent, staring at him with a flat look.
"Answer me, asshole! Are you really Uchiha Itachi ?!" he demanded, clutching the young man's neck towards the wall behind him, making the young man's face look up at him. The sound of the chain was heard rattling as a result of the sudden pounding.
Naruto stared in disbelief at the face in front of him. Now, he could clearly see the young man's face. A face that is different from his memory, but has the same element. It only looks more mature and hard, and from all that, the thing that doesn't change at all is its eyes, two beads that are exactly the same color as in their memories.
A little trembling, he immediately took off his grip and walked backwards. "Fuck!" Who did he swear to?
Naruto glanced around the prison room where he was. Gigi was grasped strongly when she realized how terrible the place was, very dirty and dirty. A confinement. It was clear that the place was a cage. Someone has locked Itachi here and ...
"Since when?" he hissed angrily.
"That rotten Danzo did this ?!" he growled angrily and —Brakk! - a chair he kicked until it crashed into the wall. "Fuck!" he snatched his sword at the large chain that tied itachi to the wall — Trang! —Trak! —TRANG! - the chains were crushed one by one by violent, the walls did not escape the fury.
Itachi looked confused and shocked at the blond young man who suddenly came and raged to destroy his room. He rubbed his wrist as the iron chain that tied his hands was also destroyed before being followed by his legs. It felt so strange and light when the damned thing slipped from its hands and feet
Itachi looked at his room which was now falling apart, then turned towards the destroyer who now looked calmer and stayed in the middle of the room. Then suddenly the blond youth turned and looked at him sharply.
Itachi's breath caught when he recognized the two shappire beads. He continued to wonder who the blond youth recognized him. Why didn't he realize it directly? The three scratches on the cheek still look the same. The blonde color is still the same, and the two shappires also don't change ...
"Naruto ... the same ?!" he spoke hoarsely.
"Say ..." Naruto hissed, walked over to Itachi. His grip on the sword strengthened with anger. "Tell me what really happened." He said very coldly.
Itachi opened his mouth but returned to close it tightly. His eyes widened in disbelief, still not returning from his shock. "You ... really Naruto-sama ..." he said with a muffled breath.
"You really ... Naruto-sama ..." he said more softly with a sigh of relief, stretching his hand to touch the three scratches on the blonde's cheeks.
"Tell me, Itachi!" Naruto shouted angrily, brushed Itachi's hand away and gripped it firmly. He gritted his teeth, anger and sadness mixed clearly in his eyes. He pulled itachi's hand when he found something there. Glaring angrily when he saw the seal on each of the raven's wrists. Without wasting time he used his chakra to damage the seal. "Fuck!" he swore angrily.
Itachi just replied with a sad smile. "I guess you can already guess what happened to me, Naruto-sama." He said flatly.
Hearing that only made the blond youth's anger escalate. Finding his knight badly treated in prison for years really made him want to destroy the underground room without remainder. Maybe it would be better if Itachi really died in the event eleven years ago, so he didn't need to see the young man being tortured in this place by the rotten man.
Naruto opened the robe he was wearing when he realized Itachi was only wearing subordinates. "We leave here." He said coldly threw the robe at Itachi, did not want to see wounds or scars clearly visible throughout the body. The color of his eyes began to change from blue to red holding back his anger that was ready to explode.
"Naruto-sama." Call Itachi to stop.
Naruto turned to him, only to stare at the two onyx beads.
Itachi smiled with relief. "I'm really glad you're still alive, Naruto ..." he said sincerely from the bottom of his heart. Finding his master who saved him from here was completely out of his estimation. But he was very happy, he was very happy because he could meet Naruto, seeing him still alive now.
Naruto gritted his teeth, turned his face away and said nothing, before a few moments later he looked back at Itachi and said. "I'll give you two choices." He said, making Itachi frown confused.
"Help me kill Danzo, or go take your freedom." Naruto said flatly, but Itachi could see the seriousness behind his blue eyes.
Without releasing his gaze from the shappire bead, Itachi suddenly reviewed a smile. "I think you have changed, but you are still the same, Naruto-sama."
"Huh?" Naruto frowned in confusion.
Itachi shook his head, then suddenly he stepped back and brought his body to kneel on one leg, paying homage to the master in front of him."My service is only in one person, you, Naruto-sama. Until death picks me up, I, Uchiha Itachi will always devote myself to your side as a Knight who always protects and supports whatever you do." he said emphatically.
Naruto gasped. He thought Itachi would prefer to take his freedom. Killing Danzo is not easy, it may be true he needs help, but he really doesn't want to involve Itachi. But...
Two shappire stare intensely at two onyx. Without a single moment blinking, channeling mutual trust through that gaze. Naruto became reminded of the first time he met Itachi as his knight. A happy grin was painted on his lips.
"I hope you don't regret your decision. We go." He said before turning around, the grin on his lips turned into a big smile.
"Yes, My Lord."
Klang—!
The metal door opened suddenly.
Kakashi quickly spread his gaze to the entire prison room he had just entered. His facial expression immediately turned disappointed when he didn't find anything there, only the room had fallen apart due to someone's tantrum.
"Fuck! Looks like we're late again!" he swore irritably right out of the room.
"How?!" Yamato asked gasping, a little late running after his friend. Immediately he checked the prison room, immediately understood the cause of Kakashi's frustration. "Not here anymore?" he asked. After finding the underground passageway, they immediately searched throughout the aisle without wasting time, using Kakashi's sense of smell to follow in Naruto's footsteps. After turning here and there, they finally arrived at the prison, but it seemed that it only ended nil.
"No, Naruto-sama did come here a little while ago. I can still feel the smell is strong. But there is something strange. It seems like he found someone who was confined here and took him away." Bright Kakashi walks back in search of the crown prince's footsteps.
"Someone who was locked up by Danzo? Who do you have an estimate of?" Yamato asked curiously.
"No, I don't know. I smell familiar blood. We have to be fast." Said Kakashi accelerating his pace.
"Do you think we can still catch up to them?" Yamato asked equating the running tempo with Kakashi.
"I'm not sure if I remember Naruto-sama's speed before. But this time he's with someone. We still have a chance. They haven't gone far, I can still feel it. I think there is another exit in this hallway." Kakashi explained, he took a bend before running faster, behind Yamato following him.
"Wait!" he said suddenly stopping.
"What is wrong?!" The confused Yamato immediately put on a standby pose.
"Did you hear that?" Kakashi furrowed his eyebrows, sharpening his ears to hear more clearly.
"Huh? What are you hearing?" Yamato replied confusedly glancing around.
"Step someone, somebody's here ... hide!" said Kakashi interesting Yamato hiding behind the corner. He glanced carefully at the hallway where he heard the sound of the steps.
Tap! —Tap! —Tap! - the step sound even louder. The two demons that were hiding were gulping their saliva, becoming very wary of anyone walking towards them.
After such a long time, anyone, whatever was stepping near them, began to reveal his figure. The dim light that illuminated the hall made it difficult for them to see the figure of the person. The first thing Kakashi can see is the foot, then move up, thighs, body, until finally the shoulders begin to look and when he glances to see his face, Kakashi can't widen in surprise when he recognizes that face.
"Sasuke-sama! What are you doing here?" he said out of hiding followed by Yamato from behind.
The young raven stopped his steps, staring flatly at the two demons who were older than him. He watched the two demons silently before returning to continue his steps faster, not ignoring them in the slightest.
"Wait, Sasuke-sama. Why do you know this place? What are you doing here?" Yamato said stop him again, he approached the crown prince intending to check his condition, but was immediately ignored by the young man.
"Don't touch me." Sasuke hissed, glancing sharply at the two demons. "Where is she?" he said suddenly making the two demons confused.
"Huh?"
"I said where he is." Sasuke said coldly.
"He? Who do you mean, Sasu—
"Naruto! Where is Naruto! I know you came here to chase him." Sasuke snapped coldly.
Kakashi's eyes fluttered in surprise. He glanced at Yamato, but only returned a shake of his head which meant he was as confused as he was. "Sasuke-sama, why are you—
"Answer my question." Sasuke sighed sharply, even silence made the tension there thickened.
"You don't know?" Sasuke hissed, staring intently at each of their eyes, before he clicked and turned to continue his steps.
"W-Wait a minute. You can't leave. Your body looks very pale. I can't let you go in such circumstances, Sasuke-sama." Said Kakashi quickly chasing the young man.
"Sasuke—
"Noisy!" snapped Sasuke bravely dismissing the hand that wanted to help him. "Don't touch me." His breath was cold, before he returned to ignore them.
"W-Wait, Sasuke-sama! You can't—
SLAM! - Kakashi's sentence was stopped by a loud pounding which suddenly pushed his body against the wall. He coughed several times before finally refocusing on the situation. His breath was held back when he found himself staring with two very cold onyxs.
"Hear." Sasuke hissed sharply, gripping Kakashi's shirt and using his arm to lock the movement of the white-faced demon. "I don't care about your business here. But ..." he glared sharply, revealing two cold-shining sharingan in his two onyx. "Don't try to stop me, or I won't hesitate to kill you." He said coldly. He glanced at Yamato then towards Kakashi as if making sure the two demons would not bother him anymore, showing who was the most powerful among the three of them. After making sure they would not interfere, Sasuke let go of his grip and walked away leaving them.
Both Kakashi and Yamato gulped heavily, their breath held back when they saw the two sharingan glaring at them. Their bodies suddenly became stiff unable to move. Their demon body knew very well that the threat was very serious, the Crown Prince had given the order, and as a lower class demon they could only be silent according to. The weaker will not be able to resist strong orders, like that is what is happening to their bodies. After Sasuke's figure disappeared from their sight, then they could breathe freely.
"Damn, what should we do ?! We can't possibly catch up." Kakashi cursed in annoyance.
"What about Naruto-sama ?! We can't—
"Kakashi-san!" a sudden shout sounded shocking to them. The echo of the noise was heard in the hallway due to the loud shout.
Both Kakashi and Yamato immediately turned to see whoever shouted earlier.
"Shika! Kiba!" called Kakashi confused, even though at the same time he was relieved.
"What are you doing here?!" Yamato asked immediately not wanting to waste time.
"Did you see Sasuke-sama? We followed his footsteps here. Tsunade-sama me—
"Wait, are you ordered to bring Sasuke back?" Guess Kakashi quickly understood the situation.
"Hah ... troublesome. That's right, do you see it here?" Shikamaru sighed.
"What really happened. We saw it through here, but failed to stop it. What did he do here, what's the connection with Naruto-sama ?!"Yamato asked in a curious streak.
"Well ... the story is long and troublesome, I think it will be faster if you ask Tsunade-sama and tell us where Sasuke is going, or you can help us stop him." Reply Shikamaru did not want to waste time.
"No, you go. Sasuke-sama banned us. Besides, we have to report to Tsunade-sama. But I want you to change your mission. Don't try to stop Sasuke, I want you to protect him, rather than forcing him to return." Said Kakashi quickly deciding what they should do.
"Wait, you told us to follow Sasuke looking for Naruto ?!" Kiba asked in surprise.
"Right, your priority is to protect Sasuke-sama, understand? We are separated here. Take care of yourself." Kakashi's order while showing the direction where Sasuke went.
"Hah ... troublesome ..." Shikamaru nodded his thanks before running with Kiba to chase the two crown princes who had run away.
"Tsunade."
The blonde woman with a head turned to the door where someone had called her. "Jiraiya." He sighed, turning his face back to the outside of the window staring at the night sky.
Jiraiya closed the door of the room before walking toward Tsunade. He took a standing position beside the other window.
"What do you think?" Tsunade suddenly asked, her blue eyes still looking up at the sky.
"Do you think?" Jiraiya asked back, folding his hands, his eyes glancing slightly at Tsunade's expression from the side.
Tsunade sighed. "Inoichi and Shikaku are interrogating the council and nobles. I think it will take a little longer. I am thinking of postponing an open meeting with the people."
"Sooner or later the people will know what is happening in this kingdom." Jiraiya replied.
"I don't want to make a mess in the capital. I think it's better if it's faster." Complained Tsunade.
Tok! —Tok! —Tok!
The sound of a knock on the door was heard interrupting the two demon sannin's talks.
"Tsunade-sama." Shizune said as he emerged from behind the door. "Kakashi-san and Yamato-san are back, they want to meet." He said, telling the boss.
"Is it true?!" Tsunade was surprised. "Send them in!" he ordered as he moved towards the chair and sat on it.
The two demons in question appeared to enter the room. They looked down to salute the two sannins before taking a seat on one of the sofas there.
"How?" Tsunade asked directly to the point. "Seeing you guys alone I think I can guess you guys failed to bring him here." He said again disappointed.
"Forgive us, Tsunade-sama. Naruto-sama is faster than we thought. Then, we also met Sasuke-sama." Bright Kakashi feels guilty.
"Sasuke ?!" Tsunade widened. He chuckled when he saw Kakashi and Yamato nodded. "Explain the situation." Demand it.
Kakashi and Yamato took turns explaining the situation they knew, reporting everything they had experienced at Danzo's headquarters, instead they also asked about Sasuke who suddenly came looking for Naruto.
"Wait, so now Shikamaru and Kiba are following Sasuke to look for Naruto?" Tsunade asked concluding.
"It's more or less like that. Sasuke-sama is very stubborn, I don't think the two of them will be enough to stop him going." Said Kakashi sighing.
"Tsk, this is getting more complicated. I hope nothing bad happens to them." Complained Tsunade rubbed her face tired.
"Tsunade I think our priority now is this kingdom. Naruto must have other plans to defeat Danzo. We leave Danzo to them, for now we have to think of ways to change people's minds." Jiraiya also spoke.
"You're right, we should have a meeting with the others." Reply to Tsunade before leaving her seat.
Evenings were getting early, the stars had begun to disappear making the sky become quiet. The dark sky began to light the sign of the dawn will arrive soon. In the middle of the forest, where the darkness was still thick, two dark-clothed figures were seen walking fast looking for a way out.
"Naruto-sama, where are we going now?" said one of the two figures, following his friend from behind.
"City, we have to fill supplies and equipment, and I told you to stop calling me like that, Itachi!" Naruto said irritably stopping his steps.
Itachi also stopped and raised his eyebrows. "I don't remember you forbidding me."
"Tsk. I always forbid you, remember! I told you I don't like you calling me like that, even a dozen years ago. So stop your formal attitude, wrinkles!" Naruto sniffed resentfully walking fast.
Itachi chuckled. "I'm glad you're still the same, Naruto. Your appearance is very different. I think my old master has completely vanished."
"Hm." Naruto muttered briefly as if he didn't want to talk about it.
"Your appearance is very different, especially your body and hair. I hardly recognize you, Naruto."
There was silence before Naruto finally answered. "A lot of things have happened ..." he said with a sigh.
"I know. If not, I won't be sure that eleven years have passed me in prison." Itachi said with a sad smile.
Silence again enveloped them.
"You don't want to stretch it again?" Itachi said again breaking the silence.
"I don't know, I don't think so. I like my hair now." Naruto replied shrugging his shoulder. "and you use your formal language again." He glared at Itachi.
"Ah ..." Itachi seemed to realize it, then he smiled a little. "I think I'm just too happy to see my master return. My degree is lower than yours, I just behaved as I should, Your Majesty."
"Tsk, we are not much different, you are also a prince. Stop your formal attitude." Naruto doesn't like it.
"But you are the crown prince of the Leaf Kingdom." Said Itachi in reply.
"Crown Prince Naruto is dead." Said Naruto coldly, making Itachi stop and stare at the blonde.
"As long as the throne is still in your body, until whenever you are the official and legitimate crown prince." Reply Itachi stepped back to match his master.
"The people only know the Crown Prince Sasuke." Naruto replied without looking back at Itachi.
Itachi widened hearing that and stopped. "Sasuke ?!"
Naruto stopped his foot, and turned to look at Itachi. "I think there are a lot of things I have to tell you, Itachi." He sighed. "We'd better hurry, I want us to get to town when the morning comes." He said before walking again.
"Wait, can I know Sasuke's situation now?" Itachi stopped him.
They stared at each other to make silence, then Naruto turned his face away. "He ... will be fine ..."
After several hours of walking, they finally arrived in a city in the morning as they thought. It was the market atmosphere that first welcomed them. People began to look around here and there starting their lives on that day. Without wasting time, Naruto immediately dragged Itachi towards the clothing stalls looking for clothes that were suitable for Itachi and also himself, considering the clothes they were wearing now could be counted as inappropriate, dirty and torn.
After feeling enough, they looked for food to fill their stomachs, then looked for public baths and inns to rest. Itachi could not stop his admiration for seeing the changes of the last ten years to his kingdom.
Cluck!
"What are you doing?"
Naruto looked up from the paper roll he was writing and looked at Itachi who had just finished cleaning himself. Now in front of him stood a young man with a black man who looked handsome and fresh, very different from the shabby and dirty youth he had first met in an underground prison. The dark black mane that was very long and messy has now been cut shorter to the length of the shoulder, pigtailed to one back. The middle part of the bangs extends sideways on the sides of the face. Itachi's appearance now reminds him of Itachi's appearance eleven years ago, only looking more mature and handsome.
"You look handsome." Said Naruto with a small grin.
"Like it?" Itachi replied with a teasing smile approaching his master who was sitting on the sofa room of the inn they rented.
"Yeah." Naruto chuckled, making Itachi smile wider, feeling happy to make the master laugh.
"What are you doing, Naruto?" Itachi asked again, taking a seat beside him. One of his eyebrows wrinkled to see the number of seal papers lying in a mess on the table.
Naruto sighed, throwing the roll of paper he held onto the floor. "I can't seal it anymore."
"Seal?" Itachi raised an eyebrow, took one of the papers that read the seals.
"Chakraku, I can't seal it anymore." Complained Naruto raised his hand in front of his face, watching his chakra flare up there.
"Why do you seal your chakra?" Itachi put on a confused face.
"Since a few days ago, my chakra was unstable. I can't control it. The only way is to seal it. But now I can't seal it anymore. I've used various kinds of seals that I know." Naruto's light massaged the base of his nose.
"Unstable? What happened?" asked Itachi curiously.
"I don't know, I can't find the cause." Naruto shrugged his shoulders.
Itachi paused, then glanced at Naruto's hand which indeed seemed unable to stabilize his chakra. "May I check it out?" he said suddenly.
"Can you do it?" Naruto becomes interested.
"I can try it with sharingan." Itachi explained, he pulled Naruto's hand and examined it for a moment. He looked up, staring directly at two shappires. "Ready?" he asked, sure.
Naruto just nodded.
"Don't close your eyes, okay?" Itachi warned him before removing the sharingan in his two onyx. He looked directly at Naruto, quickly entered the blond young man's subconscious.
The first thing Itachi saw was darkness. It's really just darkness. He circulated his gaze, searching for the master's chakra center, then the darkness around him turned into a large, turbulent fire everywhere. Like the fire chakra whose strength is very unstable. After searching here and there he finally found the center. He tried to examine it, trying to find the point of the problem. He was surprised when what he found was a red thread. A red chakra thread that flows very long. Itachi could see the thread as if he was sending chakra to a place, and made the chakra that was here unstable because it was constantly being pulled towards another place.
Intrigued, Itachi also followed where the thread of chakra ended. He continued walking until finally he found a huge collection of red chakra threads. He also tried to approach and examine it but his body suddenly struck hard back. Like there is a big wind that pushes it strong. He tried to get closer again, but the wind grew even more mixed with fire as if he wanted to attack him.
"Hah!" Itachi immediately let go of contact and returned to the real world, his breath becoming slightly gasping.
"How?!" Naruto looked at him a little worried.
Itachi took a breath and let out a soft breath. "There's something like pulling your chakra and holding it back." Said Itachi explaining what he had just seen.
"Something?"
"Yeah, like a red thread. I don't really understand. Something holds up your chakra and uses it. But it's not here. I feel it's something very far from here. Have you ever given someone your chakra?" asked Itachi curiously.
"Someone ... use it ...?" Naruto let out a voice out of focus, like he was saying to himself.
"Yeah ..." Itachi raised his eyebrows in confusion as Naruto seemed to drift into his mind.
Naruto fell silent, then looked at his hand. 'Someone ...' he whispered softly, his mind wandering towards a raven-haired young man he had purposely lived in the Palace.
'But it's impossible ... I have already removed the mark ...' he thought confusedly. 'How can it be ... Sasuke ...'
When he realized, he was in a vast grassland. The breeze swirled lightly against his body. The sky is very blue, beautiful reminiscent of someone's eyes. The sun also looks hot and shines on the living creatures below it.
Sasuke looked up, circulating his eyes confusedly around him. Only visible grasslands and flowers everywhere. Then ... a small giggle sounded suddenly. Sasuke immediately turned to the sound, staring in confusion when he didn't find anyone. He starts walking, looking for anyone who just laughed.
The giggles were heard again, now more clearly like the laughter of a small child. Sasuke glanced around but could not find a child. He also walked faster, remembering the direction of the voice he had heard earlier. He turned sideways when he heard another laugh. His eyes widened as he faintly saw a little boy who was running fast leaving him.
"Wait!" Sasuke shouted, running after the boy. He blinked in confusion when the boy vanished from his sight. He circulated his eyes, looking for the possibility of the child hiding. Then he saw it ...
No, not the little boy who had laughed and ran away. Now what he sees is completely different. From a distance he saw a young man lying in the middle of a meadow. Curious, he walked closer slowly. I don't know what made him afraid that the young man would wake up if he walked too fast.
He vaguely began to catch the figure of the young man he had seen. His body is stretched out with one arm as a cushion, while the other hand is placed above the chest. The young man's blond mane was very beautiful, but it also felt familiar to him, moving irregularly as the wind blew around him. Two of her eyelids closed, hiding the young man's eyes, then when Sasuke glanced at his face, his breath was held back. His legs immediately ran quickly closer, stopping when he stood right beside the sleeping young man.
Then he crouched down, one of his hands reaching out to touch the three thin scratches that adorned the blonde's cheeks. His breath was held back as the closed eyelid slowly opened showing two very beautiful shappire beads.
"Naruto ..." he whispered with a soft breath.
The two pairs of very different colors of bead were also intensely gazed. Blue saw the black. Lock each other without saying anything.
Sasuke gasped as an outstretched hand rubbed his cheek.
"Why are you crying ...?" Naruto said, rubbing the warm water that began to trickle down the raven's cheeks.
Sasuke sobbed. His lips trembled to hold back the cries which had since dripped.
"Sasuke ... why are you crying ...?" Naruto asked again to cup the raven's face in his two palms, rubbing the warm water that continued to drip with his thumb.
"Naruto ..." called Sasuke barely making a sound, squeezing his hands that touched his face softly.
Naruto pulled the raven in his arms, holding the young man tightly. "Don't cry ... I'm begging ..." he whispered to rub Sasuke's head.
Sasuke held back his sob, buried his face in the blond young man's chest. "Sorry ..." he whispered softly. "Sorry ... sorry ..." he whispered the word continuously, drowning it in the chest of the young man he was holding.
"Sasuke ... Sasuke ..." Naruto called, pulling the raven's face to look at him.
"What are you saying Sasuke? I don't understand. Why are you apologizing? Why are you crying?" he asked in a row but with a soft tone, wiping away the tears that wet the raven's cheeks.
"I ..." Sasuke sobbed.
"Smile ..." Naruto said with a soft smile on his lips. "Smile Sasuke ... I want to see your smile ..." he said softly, rubbing the lips of the raven.
Sasuke fell silent, staring wide at Naruto who smiled at him.
"What are you waiting for, bro? You can't even smile now?" Naruto said with a cheeky smile.
Sasuke bit his lips, hesitantly raising the corner of his lips to curl into a smile.
"Don't be bitten, smile more, look at my eyes, Sasuke ..." Naruto said, touching the raven's nose, squarling when he saw the red color appear on the pale white cheek.
Sasuke smiled, although it was a little forced at first. But he laughed in Naruto's small laugh laughing at him.
"You're prettier when you smile like this ..." Naruto said, gently caressing the raven's cheeks. "That's why don't cry ... smile Sasuke ..." he whispered to kiss the raven's nose nervously before switching to touch the young man's lips softly.
The red blush on Sasuke's cheeks was even more noticeable, he immediately returned the touch of the lips. Only a soft touch without demands, made him drift in the warmth emanated by the blond youth. He closed his eyes, his hands tightly squeezing the blonde's shirt as if he didn't want to take it off again.
... and when Sasuke opened his eyes again, his entire vision turned into a simple roof of the room. No grasslands, no blue sky, no Naruto, no smile and ... kiss of love ...
Dream...
Just a dream ...
Sasuke sighed, rubbing his face with both hands tired. He looked around, surveying the simple little room he had rented to stay. He moved from his bed, walked to the window and opened it. A cold wind immediately blew past his body. He closed his eyes, propped himself up against the window. One of his hands stretched up, touching his own lips softly.
Still feels ...
That warm touch still felt on his lips ...
Why does he have to dream of something like that?
For the most time, his chest felt very tight again. He opened his eyes again, looking up at the dark sky. His hands clenched tightly, squeezing strongly holding back all his feelings.
'Naruto ...'
In a city precisely in the Sautu Inn, a young man woke up from his sleep. His blond mane is a little messy due to his uncomfortable sleep. He sighed, his shappire eyes glancing around the dark room of his room without light. Feeling unable to sleep again, he got up from his futon and walked to the window in the room. He stood at the side of the window, propping his face up on the arms resting on the window. One of his hands lifted his lips slowly.
"Tsk." He chuckled softly. "Red thread huh ..." he whispered almost silently.
"Naruto?" a voice called him from inside the room, along with the sound of the blanket's outcrop the person would move from the futon and approach him.
Immediately, the blond youth waved his hand, stopping Itachi from intending to approach him.
"Well ... I just can't sleep ..." he said lightly without turning his gaze from the dark sky.
"Hueeekkk—!"
The sound of the vomit echoed in the bathroom, then followed by the sound of other vomit that seemed endless.
On a sofa in the living room, Kiba shuddered, heard the sound of the vomit. "It's the second time he's vomited this morning, are you sure he's okay?" he said squeezing the hand of his lover who was sitting beside him.
Shikamaru sighed, then moved from his chair and took a drink of water in a glass before taking him to the bathroom. He opened the door of the room and glanced around the room to find someone's figure.
A young man sat limply on the floor beside the toilet, leaning against the wall with his eyes closed. A pale look was clearly visible on his face, the smell of vomit wafted directly into his nose. The young raven boy opened his eyes, glancing out of focus at Shikamaru standing at the door.
Without saying anything, Shikamaru walked over to the raven, put down the drinking glass next to the young man and then headed for the toilet beside him. He pressed the 'flush' button to flush the rest of the vomit which was thrown in the toilet, then he moved again to the cupboard, took a small towel and wet it with water, before handing the towel over to the young man.
"I'll prepare hot water for you, you better clean your mouth first." He said softly putting the towel on the Raven's lap when the young man did not move to take it.
"What are you doing ..." a voice that was quite hoarse was heard from the raven, stopping Shikamaru's footsteps heading towards the bath up.
Shikamaru did not answer, choosing to continue the thing he wanted to do just now. He opened the hot water faucet and filled the bathing pool to the brim.
"What are you doing!" the voice said even louder.
Shikamaru sighed, then turned to face the raven.
"Sasuke, I respect you as a crown prince, and also consider you as one of my friends. Even though we are here because of orders from Hokage-sama, but I really don't like seeing you let alone let you be like this. and receive our help? " he said which was probably the longest sentence he had ever said without feeling troubled.
Sasuke fell silent, staring straight at Shikamaru who did not even look away. The pineapple-haired young man and his girlfriend suddenly forced to come with him. Keep sticking even after repeatedly trying to drive them away. Now the secret has been revealed. They can't not know their body condition now. That gaze ... the view that was directed at him ... he felt skinned, felt he was insulted because his condition was so sad.
"You must consider me so sad ..." Sasuke said coldly, throwing his face away from Shikamaru.
Shikamaru did not answer. He stared for a moment at the crown prince before him before sighing. A grin painted on his lips as he walked over. "You are very sad indeed." He said with a mocking grin, but the twinkle in his eyes said that he was joking.
Sasuke turned his head, glaring sharply at the pineapple youth.
"Why don't you get rid of your sad condition now? Take a shower and refresh your body. We must get ready if you want to find Naruto immediately." Shikamaru said with a sigh, before walking out of the bathroom.
"Hn." That short murmur was the last time he heard before the sound of water pouring out from the bathroom.
After cleaning, Sasuke took a towel and dried his body. He stood in front of the mirror staring at his appearance which was clearly reflected behind the glass. Shikamaru is right. He looks sad. His face was paler than usual, dark circles began to appear under his eyes. Sasuke sighed and glanced at his body. One of his hands raised, gently stroking his stomach.
'Still flat ...'
But soon it will definitely begin to appear. He didn't know on what month his stomach would start to grow, but ...
Sasuke clenched his fists.
The demon's pregnancy didn't last long, less than seven months he would have given birth to the child he was carrying. But that's not what he worried about. He heard that pregnancy is the weakest side of a submissive person. He hates it. He wanted to immediately find Naruto and finish everything ...
Sasuke raised his hand, squeezing the three comma marks on his neck. The sign is still there. Still clearly engraved on his neck, not just a dream. The mark really reappeared in his body ...
Sasuke looked down, turned his face away from the mirror. His fist became even tighter.
'Naruto ...'
Cklek—!
The bathroom door opened, showing Sasuke who was well dressed and looking fresher.
Kiba jumped from his seat and turned to him. "Why are you taking so long!" babbling without further ado.
"Hn." Sasuke rolled his eyes before walking to the fridge and took drinking water.
"Tch, it's so cold. It's useless to worry from before. Actually what are you sick of? Continually vomiting from yesterday ..." Kiba's squealed annoyed was ignored.
Sasuke stopped his movements, and looked at Kiba flatly.
"W-what ?! Why did you see me like that ?!" Kiba protested irritably.
"Kiba ..." Shikamaru sighed. "Considering you are a demon dog ... are you sure you can't smell it?"
"Huh? Smell what? What do you mean, Sasuke? If you think about it right. It feels strange, why do I smell new pups from your body ...?" Kiba said casually.
There was silence, before Kiba blinked his eyes, then glanced at Sasuke and wide open. "Y-you ..." he gaped at his finger at Sasuke. "W-Are you pregnant ?!"
Sasuke rolled his eyes, then walked to sit on the edge of the sofa.
"W-wait, seriously ?! How can it be ?!" Kiba's chatter widened.
" Puppy ... someone can get pregnant if they do 'that' and 'that', and I think you can too if we - Leave it! - Ouch ..." Shikamaru moaned in pain, stroking his head that had just been hit by the lover.
"Shut up! Shika!" Kiba glared, his face turned red.
"Are you done? Should we get ready and leave this place immediately." Sasuke said, looking cold, he leaned on the sofa.
"Wait! You still haven't answered my question! How can you get pregnant ?! You don't even have a dominant one!" Kiba's protest demanded.
"I have a dominant person!" Sasuke glared sharply, before he realized he should not say that.
"Huh? Really? Who? Why don't I smell—" Kiba paused before wide open than before. "N-Naruto ?! I've smelled Naruto from your body! Don't tell me that Naruto is—"
"Hn." Sasuke muttered indifferently folding his hands.
But the reaction managed to make Kiba gasp in shock. "N-no way, is that true ?! Shika, don't say you already know this ?!" demand now from the lover.
"Well ... yeah ..." Shikamaru scratched his head awkwardly.
"Fuck! Why didn't you tell me from the beginning!" Kiba protested irritably. "You didn't even tell me first when you know Naruto is a Crown Prince of Yondaime-sama! And now ?! Arrgh! I think my head is going to explode!" he growled shouting.
Shikamaru sighed. "I'm sorry Kiba, after all no one knows about this besides us and Hokage-sama ..." he said feeling guilty.
"Tch, fine!" Kiba frowned, folding his hands in annoyance.
"Tsk, can we just hurry up? I don't want to waste time." Sasuke said coldly.
"Do you already know which direction we're going?" Shikamaru sighed again.
"We're going north. I don't think it's far from here ..." Sasuke muttered slightly.
"How do you know for sure Naruto went there?" Shikamaru raised his eyebrows.
"I can feel the chakra. You also have the same bond, remember?"
"Huh? You mean the sign of the mark? I think the sign on your body has disappeared?" Shikamaru frowned in confusion.
Sasuke glared at him.
"Uh ... Hokage-sama told me, okay?" Shikamaru raised his hand resignedly.
"Hn."
"So the sign is really back? How can it be ?!" Shikamaru asked curiously.
Sasuke sighed. "Hn. Why don't you tell me the reason, genius ."
"So you don't know?" Shikamaru sighed. "Well, if this is a sign problem, I don't really understand it. Marking is only used to bind submissive and channel chakra ..." he said softly, linking the fingers of his hands and holding him on his thighs while thinking. "Hm ... what if the chakra is stuck?"
"Hold on ...?" Sasuke raised his eyebrows in confusion, becoming interested in Shikamaru's thoughts.
"Well, I just thought, the baby in your stomach will need chakra, shouldn't it make the mark tied more strongly? If true, the marks on your body should not be released anymore because there are your babies who need it, so the chakra flow will not be cut off the sign and the dominant. But ... what happened ... the sign was released and now back again ... that means Naruto's chakra flowing in your body was interrupted ... "he said guessing.
"Then ...? What made it break ...?"
"Hm ... Naruto could really break his chakra. But if the thing I say is right, your baby should not let it go. But ..." he paused, making Sasuke frown in curious eyebrows.
"What if there is something holding Naruto's chakra, so that the baby inside your stomach can't draw the chakra it needs?"
"Hold back? You mean like a seal?"
"Seal ... hmm, I think it can be used ... Is Naruto using some kind of chakra seal? If it's true, that means the seal has been removed, because the chakra is flowing back to your body, and the sign is coming back ..." Shikamaru said.
"Seal ..." Sasuke muttered, his two onyx beads widened as he suddenly remembered Naruto's words about using seals to control his unstable chakra. "Seal ... I guess that's the reason ..."
"Huh?"
"If your words are correct, does that mean the marks on my body won't be able to be released again?" Sasuke looked directly at Shikamaru.
Shikamaru was stunned. "Yeah ... I don't think your baby will let it go ..."
Hearing that, Sasuke gave a small smile. "We'd better leave now ..." he said, getting off the couch.
"Oi, oi, oi, are you sure Naruto went this way ?!" Kiba gulped heavily, staring at the horror of the large forest in front of him.
Shikamaru, who was always relaxed, also felt shudder at the horrible forest they were about to enter. He glanced at Sasuke as if to confirm it.
"Hn." Sasuke muttered briefly before stepping back his legs.
"H-hey! T-wait a minute! We're really going to go in there ?!" Kiba's protest quickly stopped Sasuke.
"Hn, of course. Naruto goes in here, so we will also follow him here, stupid." Sasuke rolled his eyes.
"But this is a forbidden forest!" he shouted almost screaming in fear. "There are a lot of horrible monsters in there! And we are only three! What if we are attacked in the middle of the road ?!"
"Just say if you're scared, Kiba." Sasuke said lazily.
"W-what ?! S-anyone would be afraid to go in there, damn it!" Kiba shouted defensively. "What if we are really attacked ?! I heard that no one has ever managed to get out of this forest!" He shouted to grab his hair in panic.
"Then you go home, I'll still go in." Sasuke said ignorantly, walked deeper into the dark forest.
"Tch, fine, whatever! I want to go home, let's go Shika!" Kiba frowned and turned around.
"Hahh ... troublesome ..." Shikamaru sighed before walking after the crown prince.
Kiba widened in horror. "Wh-what! Wait Shika! What are you doing ?!"
"Come on puppy , I don't think this will be so bad. There's Naruto inside there, maybe we can meet him in the middle of the road ..." Shikamaru sighed again.
"B-but ..." Kiba bit his lip, glanced at the forest then towards Sasuke and Shikamaru who started walking left. "Fuck! Damn, if something happens, I don't want to bear it, jerk!" he shouted furiously before chasing his two friends.
The three of them walked miserably along the forest. Pepohohan, which is very high and large, filled the place, accompanied by many plants and wild grass that they did not know his name. Giant trees and leafy leaves block the sunlight to shine in, making the forest look dim even in the daytime. Kiba endlessly felt goose bumps and glanced here and there with anxiety, timidly someone suddenly attacked them.
Forbidden forests are called that because the forest is forbidden for residents to enter. Various types of savage and terrible monsters live in there. It is said that once entered, anyone will not be able to return. A forest that just looks at it, will definitely make people shiver in fear and avoid it.
Kiba flinched in shock when he heard a loud sound like a broken branch. "Y-you heard that?" he said goosebumps.
"Listen to what?" Shikamaru yawned sleepily.
"Earlier! I heard it clearly! Something was watching us!" Kiba said in a panic.
Hearing that, Sasuke immediately put on a cautious stance. He glanced carefully around him to find out if there really was someone watching them. Honestly, he himself also felt an unpleasant feeling.
His eyebrows frowned when he couldn't find anything. "Hn, I think it's just your feeling, Ki — Watch out!" he shouted in surprise when he saw something darting fast towards Kiba. Moving reflexively, he quickly pulled the kusanagi and parried whatever attacked them.
Trang!
The creature moved very quickly and then jumped backwards, before crashing again with lightning movements. Sasuke also without lowering his defense again parrying and attacking. He vaguely saw something green and blue. He widened when from various directions a monster appeared that seemed to be the same as the one he was attacking. Shikamaru and Kiba quickly put up a fighting position, standing right behind Sasuke, so they protected each other.
The monsters began to arrive and then gathered around them. Now Sasuke can clearly see the small monsters.
"Goblin ?!" he said wide-eyed, aware of their position which was now besieged.
The blue green monster is midget-sized, only about one meter or more in height. Round-headed and thin body, with a variety of different weapons, held by each monster. They can move very fast and skillfully using various weapons.
"Fuck! I thought it would be like this! What should we do!" Kiba shouted in panic.
"Shut up Kiba." Sasuke hissed, before lunging forward fending off the attack of one of the goblins who was about to attack him.
A clash of arms ensued between them. Sasuke parried the hammer that was pointing at him with the sword, then threw a powerful kick at the goblin's stomach that had attacked him to the far four. Not wanting to waste time, he used his electric chakra, channeling it directly to his blade. He also lunged forward into the middle of a mob of monsters, attacking them one by one with certain movements. One of the two goblins began to fall due to the attack.
"Sasuke!" he gasped in surprise when he heard Shikamaru call his name loudly. Two of his onyx were widened in horror when he found two goblins apparently attacking him from behind. His body became stiff when he realized his position was very precarious. Not having time to move he widened in horror, his whole body suddenly wanted to shout.
'Naruto!'
SLASH—!
"Huh?"
Naruto blinked confused, turned quickly back then glanced around. His eyebrows also bent in confusion.
"What is wrong?" Itachi raised his eyebrows in surprise at his behavior.
"Itachi, did you just call my name just now?" Naruto asked, still bending his eyebrows confused.
"Not." Itachi wrinkled his eyebrows.
"Really? But it was like that ..." Naruto muttered confusedly. Not. That's not possible right?
There was no way he felt he heard Sasuke's voice calling his name ...
"Why?"
"No, it's okay ... Come on, we have to be fast!" he said walking faster towards the place they were headed.
"By the way, Naruto, what are we doing in a place like this?" asked Itachi curiously, noticing the forest anxiety that seemed tense around him.
"Oh, we will meet my teacher." Naruto replied casually.
"Teacher? In a place like this?" Itachi asked in surprise.
"Yeah, he lives here, how come it's just a little longer ..." replied the blond young man again relaxed.
"Well, are you sure this place is safe? There are many monsters watching over us from before ..." Itachi said softly, glancing carefully at the monsters that were indeed hiding in the dark around them.
"Oh, calm down, they won't dare to attack. They know who is in charge here, they just gather to greet me ..." Naruto said with a small grin, waving his hand lightly.
"Power? Welcome you? They know you?" asked Itachi curiously.
"Yeah, of course they know me. I've lived here for years, with my teacher, of course ..." Naruto replied, shrugging his shoulders casually.
"For years ?! In this forest ?!" Itachi widened in surprise.
"Yep." Naruto grinned happily. "We have arrived." he invited into a cave that was quite large.
Itachi stared in amazement at the cave he was entering, from the front it looked very dark and terrible. But once they entered, he could see various brightly colored crystals stuck here and there, especially on the roof.
"What kind of person is your teacher?" he asked, curious about people living in a place like this especially in the middle of a forbidden forest.
"Well, I think he's a bit arrogant and arrogant. Idler and very sadistic." Naruto said thoughtfully, his fingers stroked his chin like someone who was thinking hard.
Itachi furrowed his brow to hear a description from Naruto. "Sounds like someone who isn't too good ..." he said uncertainly.
Naruto chuckled at that. "I think you are right haha, but I like it very much. He is like my father, he took care of me since eleven years ago. But well, I think rather than being called a father would be more appropriate if I called him brother ..." he said with a small smile.
"Okay, you're curious about wanting to meet him ..." Itachi furrowed his eyebrows.
Kik kiik kiiikkk!
A high-pitched voice suddenly surprised them. Itachi immediately turned to the sound, raising his eyebrows when he found two medium-sized foxes approaching them.
"Hey, Yuki, Ruki." Naruto summoned them with a small smile, rubbing the fox heads' heads nervously.
"Do you know them?" Itachi voiced his sense of encouragement, staring carefully at the two foxes. Larger foxes have whitish blue hair, with two tails behind their bodies, while the other has dark blue hair and only has one tail.
"Yeah, they're guards of this place. Hey, is the boss inside?" Naruto asked the two foxes, gently stroking their feathers.
The two foxes squealed to answer. Naruto replied to them with a small chuckle, then asked another question. Itachi was slightly astonished at the attention of Naruto who looked like he was chatting easily with the two foxes.
"Can you talk to them?" Itachi looked at him curiously.
"Well, they are foxes. As foxes, I can learn their language. I think you will also be able to do it with the wolves." The light of Naruto, he nodded smallly when the fox jumped happily towards him before running into the cave, behind him Naruto walked along following the two foxes.
"Really? I just found out." Itachi said nodding his head.
"Well ... oh, we arrived." Naruto jogged into the wider cave room, or it could be said to be very wide. The glowing light from the crystals instantly filled the cave room, making him feel a little glare for a moment.
After a while, Naruto looked around the cave room, grinning when he found something as he thought. Taking a deep breath, he shouted with all his might.
"KUUUUUUUUCCCHHHAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNN!"
Itachi stared in surprise at Naruto. "N-Naruto ?! What is that—
"Sshhh—! He'll be here soon!" Naruto said quickly, immediately stopping Itachi's sentence.
"Come here ?! Who is—
GRRRRRRROOOOAAAAAAAARRRRR!
A very loud snarling sound suddenly filled the cave room, then followed by the deepening of the very hard footsteps echoing the cave. Itachi became alarmed when the roof and walls of the cave were also shaking violently due to the shock caused. He looked carefully at the dark room where the sound had come from. The footsteps sounded louder and closer. Become closer, and closer.
Itachi swallowed hard when the first thing he saw was two large red-colored eyeballs, then followed by something red-colored hairy. He widened as he faintly began to capture the figure of a monster that could not be said to be small, the two long ears stood upright above their heads, with a very sharp and large toothed snout. Darkness finally moved away replaced by crystal light. Itachi stared at the horror when he saw how big the monster was in front of him, more than ten meters high or even close to twenty meters, with nine long and large guerrilla tail behind the giant fox-shaped monster's body.
The two red eyeballs glanced down, then glanced at Naruto who was grinning at him. Lazy, the monster twisted his eyes, before saying.
"Tch, I think who woke me up from sleep, it turns out you, boy."
"Yo! Sensei!" Naruto grinned like he gave a two-finger salute.
to be continued ...