Sunday, February 3rd, 2013.
Hey, guys! The Superbowl is in 40 minutes! Sweet!
Btw, if you don't know, the Superbowl is like the championship of American football. Whoever wins this, gets the title of best team for a year 'till the next Superbowl.
This year, it's the San Francisco 49ers vs. the Baltimore Ravens. Did you know? The coaches of the teams are brothers! I'm placing my bets on the 49ers, so you guys better win or I lose 15 bucks to my dad!
I'm used to watching (American) football every season cuz my dad watches, and though I wouldn't call myself a "proper" fan, I like it well enough.
Anyway, I have a new system on updating my stories:
Every other week per story. So the next time I update this will be week of February 11th. I'll update DoOver next week, and ReWind the week after that, DoOver the week after that, and so on. Get it? I'm going to try and keep it that way, kay? Maybe I'll update more if I get more reviews? *winkwink*
Dedication: crazy reader 241 for reading and reviewing all of my stories. Thank you!
Disclaimer: Dude, if I owned Naruto, I would have gotten together with Akira Amano and FORCE those anime producers if necessary to make a 2nd season of KHR. Seriously.
I don't feel like listing birthdays - this author's note is already long enough.
Now read!
ATTENTION: after this chapter, the similarities to DoOver are basically gone. ReWind is its own story, and you'll see that as it progresses.
Chapter 3: The Scrolls
Sakura POV
I kept running until I found the clearing behind the bench that Sasuke-kun…left me at. Your remember there were some trees over there? Some small distance into the trees is a large clearing that doesn't project voices. It's also mostly undisturbed, so less people go there.
Perfect for a secret meeting spot for undercover time-travelers. If you didn't already realize it, a meeting was called.
When I got there, I saw I was the last one.
Tenten flagged me over. "Hey! Sakura-chan, what kept you?"
I sighed, sitting next to her. "Today was the day for introductions. The bell test is tomorrow, but I have an ominous feeling about it."
"Why?"
"I'd tell you if I knew. I don't think anything major is going to happen. For all I know, I might be the one tied to the stump instead of Naruto. Maybe that's it."
She looked at me for a minute, then nodded and accepted the answer.
I looked around the circle, taking in who was here.
There was Pig, Hinata-chan, Tenten-chan, and Sai-kun.
Temari and Matsuri were in Suna at this time,; Yamato's God-knows-where, but I know he'll see us ASAP; Karin is still in Grass(1), and Tsunade is waiting for Naruto to pick her up a long time from now.
"Do you guys think this would be a good time to check any changes in our scrolls? I don't sense anyone spying and apparently only the time travelers can see inside the scrolls." Hinata said, pulling her indigo, deep blue, and lavender colored scroll.
All the scrolls were simple looking, normal sized, and looked the same, except for the colors and a couple symbols.
Hinata's, like I said, was indigo, white, and lavender. It had the Hyuga symbol, an indigo butterfly and her first name on it.
Ino's was Royal Blue, Yellow, and dark purple. Weird combination, but it looked good. It had the Yamanaka symbol and her first name on it.
Tenten's was maroon red, white, and forest green. Weird, but good, like Ino's. It had "twin dragons" wrapping around her name. It's a wonder it doesn't remind me of Christmas.
Sai's was black, white, and deep purple. It had his name in paint on it. I'm not sure if he did that himself or not.
Mine was pink, red, and a soft lime green. It had the Haruno's white circle and "Sakura" on it.
I cocked my head, confused. "How did you find out that only we can read the scrolls?"
Hinata looked down, almost ashamed. "While Kiba, Akamaru, and Shino were training with each other, I was reading my scroll. Before I knew it, Kiba was behind me looking over my shoulder but he said it looked blank to him."
"Yeah," Tenten joined in. "When I pulled out my scroll thinking it was something else, to summon weapons for my team to train with, I dropped it and Lee tried opening it. What's odd is that my team can open my weapon scrolls, but he couldn't open this one. The string just wouldn't untie itself. I took it back and tried opening it. I realized it only responds to our chakra. It opens when we open it because it read out chakra signature and opens. If it's not ours, it can't be opened.
"I asked Neji to transform into me, changing his chakra signature to mine. His new signature was close, but not perfect, so he couldn't open it. I told him to try again, and he got it perfectly. But when he opened it the scroll it was blank. I took it back and thanked him. So, it only lets us see it."
"He got your signature perfectly? That's nearly impossible for anyone." Sai asked Tenten.
"I asked him that too, and he said the only way he could explain it is that we're always together, - since we were like 6-7 apparently, in this time - and his body and chakra was so used to being exposed to mine, that it wasn't too difficult to get it perfectly. But it wasn't easy."
Sai nodded, understanding.
"Weasel must have been paranoid, huh?" commented Ino.
"Weasel?" asked Hinata, not understanding why Ino didn't just say Itachi.
"Well, we can't call him by his name can we? He's an S-class criminal and Sasuke will flip out if he hears his name."
"Technically, aren't we still calling him by his name? It's just the English translation. And…Weasel? How…original. I wish I thought of that one." Tenten deadpanned through the last sentences. Just how much time was she spending with Neji?
Maybe they're…dating in secret? Or even-….ooh, how scandalous. Naughty, naughty, Ten-chan!
Neji+dating+this point in time(or ever)=brain does not compute. Just no, Inner. And I don't even want to know what the hell you meant by that last half. Eww…
Children shouldn't hear such things, so don't worry.
Children? How am I-...you know what? Nevermind.
"Anyway, we should check over the scroll for the changes in this time." Sai said, opening his scroll, laying it out in front of him.
The scrolls all said the same things.
-Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke: met at age five and had been friends and training together ever since.
-Uchiha Massacre: Uchiha Itachi spared Uchiha Shisui, but still somehow managed to attain the Mangekyo Sharingan. Shisui has both of his eyes. Uchiha also spared his mother, Uchiha Mikoto, his brother Uchiha Sasuke, and his father, Fugaku, who was in a coma for 2 ½ years, waking up 2 years before now.
-Hyuga Hizashi: had sacrificed himself a year later than previously, on Hyuga Hinata's 4th birthday. Tenten and Rock Lee had met each other as well as Hyuga Neji shortly after the death of his father, staying friends since.
-Fourth Kazekage: had not cared much for Temari and Kankuro, allowing them with their younger brother, Gaara. Gaara regards the two as his siblings and some of the only bonds he has, (though he doesn't understand them) however his attitude is not much different from the past. Still insane, and murder hungry.
-Gaara: had met Matsuri twice at 6, then had run into Matsuri, at age 10. He had broken her leg on accident, but she still insisted on being friends with him. He kept her near him and trained her to be a ninja. He is slightly protective and possessive of her, but he won't kill her or his siblings without reason. But that doesn't mean he cares about them much. He's just less reluctant to kill them as before.
-Matsuri: her parents had died in a fire after her house had been raided by rogue ninja when she was 9. She had been on the streets until she had met Gaara and Temari shared her room with her.
-Umino Iruka: had adopted Naruto as his foster brother (2) when Naruto was 9. They still live separately, with Iruka visiting and feeding him properly, -however.
-The Mizuki incident had still happened.
-Haruno Kizashi: Haruno Sakura's father: is a slightly abusive drunk civilian. He believes in male domination and that only men can be ninja, amongst other chauvinist and sexist ideals.
-Haruno Mebuki: Haruno Sakura's mother: Does not particularly care for her daughter and never really bothered to develop a bond with her. She merely provides her with her necessities and a few wants to keep her "out of her hair". However, she and her husband are very close and the two love each other very much. Their daughter? Not so much.
-Sakura: has an apartment for herself prepared. She is to move into it anytime now. Sarutobi Hiruzen supports it until she can pay for it on her own.
-Hyuga Hiashi: harsh, and treats Hinata as a defect. He treats Hyuga Hanabi similar to a robot, and is soon going to disown Hinata. It may happen any day now. Hanabi is sweet to her sister and genuinely loves her, but does not have the freedom to act as who she is, nor does she know how to or who she is. She follows Hiashi's words without knowing anything else. She is going to take Hinata's place as heir after Hinata is disowned.
-Hyuga Ko(3), Hinata's primary caretaker: Is always watching over Hinata. The two have a brother-sister/father-daughter sort of relationship. He is always there for Hinata. The two are very close. Has an extra apartment on the side that he uses occasionally with an extra bedroom for Hinata. He knew she was going to be disowned eventually and kept the apartment for when the time came (or when he didn't want to sleep at the manor) for Hinata and him to live.
-Hyuga Yukina: Hinata's mother, had died in childbirth at Hanabi's death. This advanced Hiashi's plummet to who he is now. His brother's death clinched it.
-Shimura Danzo: had set up the test 2 years earlier, resulting in Shin's current deceased status.
-Shin: As he stabbed himself, Sai, startled, jerked toward his brother and his book had fallen out. It was open to the final, finished page. Shin smiled, and -passed. Sai knows the other details.
-Naruto: had been in the village's orphanage until he had been kicked out at 8. He then moved into the apartment he has today with the support of Sarutobi Hiruzen.
-Tenten: Had been in the village's orphanage until she had convinced Sarutobi Hiruzen of letting her live alone in an apartment (that he pays for until she can) at 9. Shortly after Naruto had. She had met Naruto when she was 6 and him 5. They had become friends, but had not properly spoken to each other since the day after Tenten had gotten her apartment. They still feel as they are friends, though they don't speak much.
-Hyuga Hinata: had talked to Naruto a couple times after Naruto had saved her from bullies at 5.
-Yamanaka Ino: nothing really changed.
-Uzumaki(4)Karin: Was captured by Orochimaru for her Heal Bite (5) abilities when she was 7, then ran away when she was 11. Worked as a jailward, and medic, taught by Kabuto. Hozuki Suigetsu, and Juugo were some of those she assisted Kabuto in experimenting on, or watched while Kabuto did whatever he does to them, as a lesson from Kabuto. She is currently residing once again in Grass, with her ninja team.
-The scrolls: has a consciousness. My consciousness is in all of the scrolls. I can speak to you through them. So I'm a…living…scroll? I'm very weak however, so don't think I can talk to all of you often.
-You all: are able to communicate through the scrolls, as long as you have them with you. Insert a tiny bit of your chakra into them and think of a message and who you want it to go to.
Example: Sakura to Tenten:
(From) Sakura: Hey, what's up?
Tenten: Not much. You?
-Understand?
-It is much too difficult for Itachi to communicate through this often, so don't expect it.
-Itachi: he could be saved from the illness that ultimately killed him. However, it's not easy.
-As Itachi may have warned you, you will receive memories of the future that show what would have happened had you not left it. If they're chronological or not is currently unknown.
-It is possible to transport things from scroll to scroll, using the summoning technique. However, it takes a lot of chakra, so don't do it often or for trivial things.
-Like I said, I'm alive and watching. I'm immortal. I also speak pretty informally as you can see. That's all for now. You can't do anything with your scrolls for the rest of the day: only read.
-Bye. Any questions for me will have to wait until tomorrow.
(1): Karin was originally from Grass.
(2): Iruka himself said he loved Naruto as if he were his younger brother, when Naruto broke out of the turtle island place when he found out a war was going on and Iruka tried to stop him then let him go.
(3): No one really remembers him, but he really is Hinata's caretaker and is in many of her flashbacks, and was there, trying to stop Hinata when she went off to fight Pain in the Pain Invasion.
(4): Yup. She's an Uzumaki, believe it or not.
(5): The name of her ability. BTW, she really did experiment on Suigetsu before Hebi was formed in canon. However, in canon, she was only taken at 12 and never personally met Juugo before Hebi.
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