I woke up to Guren creasing my face which made me smile at her them looked around to see that we were outside of the stomach of the Three Tail which made me smile, happy that we got out.
I sat up and winced at my wound as Guren asked if I was okay for which I nodded and I watch her walked over to Naru and slapped him awake for which he mumbled something.
"This is no time to babble in your sleep!" Naru woke up fully and asked if we made it out then looked over to me. I smiled and nodded which made him relax and smile as well.
They both stood as I tried to stand but my wound kept me from doing so. I closed my eyes from pain for which I felt someone pick me up, bridal style, and I opened my eyes to see Naru looking down at me with a smile, "It's alright... Just relax..."
I smiled and nodded as I put my arms around his neck as the three of us went on our way.
While on our way, Guren said Naru's name for which he stopped and looked at her as she spoke, "Will I be forgiven? I mean! Will he forgive me? When Yuukimaru finds out that I'm the one who killed his mother?"
Naru shook his head, "Sheesh! Are you still mulling over that? If I were you, I'd keep thinking of him! Whether he thinks that I'm the place to return to or not has nothing to do with it! I'd keep on thinking about him."
She smiled and nodded, "Yeah, you're right! I'll become the fool too just like you, Naruto. Let's hurry! Yuukimaru! I feel the power of the Three-Tails beneath the water's surface"
We nodded as we headed towards Yuukimaru and I felt my wound healing from my Chakra so I told Naru that he could put me down. He looked at me with worry as he put me back on my feet.
"You sure your going to be alright?" I nodded as we went on our way and we saw Yuukimaru, who was letting out a lot of Chakra, with a dude next to him.
Guren made a crystal shard at threw it at the guy for which made him jump back and Yuukimaru stopped using his power to control the Three Tails.
Guren caught Yuukimaru as he was falling and we landed in front of him to make sure that this guy doesn't get to them.
She started shaking Yuukimaru to wake him up, "Yuukimaru! Are you all right? Snap out of it! What happened? Hey Yuukimaru! Wake up! Yuukimaru!"
I smiled when I looked behind me to see him opening his eyes as he spoke, "You came back after all Guren; because I was thinking of you" She wiped away a tear, "Yes... that's right... You were thinking of me, that's why I was able to come back. When I was trapped in that other dimension inside the Three-Tails, all I thought about was you."
He smiled back at her, "That's why you have to return to me too... I'm coming back to you, Guren You're the only one I can return to."
Smiling at them, I hear the guy in front of us laugh, "So you're prepared? How noble. Listen, Yuukimaru! The one who stole the place you should return to... The one who turned the white camellia red with your mother's red blood... The one who killed your mother is that woman Guren! Guren is actually an evil demon! She hid the fact that she killed your mother, and got close to you to win your trust; just to use you. And she has continued to use you! Yuukimaru! Don't you hate her?! Don't you want to kill her? No one will stop you... As if I'd stop you! Now take your anger out on the Three-Tail! And order the Three-Tails to destroy everything!"
I growled at the man as Naru shouted at him to shut up and I hear Yuukimaru say Guren's name as she spoke, " I'm sorry Yuukimaru. What he says is true. Please listen to me, Yuukimaru. The Guren of the past committed many terrible sins in order to serve Orochimaru. But Guren is different now! She regrets all the things in her past. She's filled with regret! And no matter what happens, she will protect you! No matter how much you may hate her, she will keep on thinking about you. She swore that to me. I fully realize that no matter how much I may regret it, no matter how many times I say I'm sorry nothing will ever erase what I did. If you wish me dead, kill me. I won't care. But... But if you can forgive me... I will protect you forever."
He smiled at her and said her name as she looked shocked, asking him that he his not going to hate her, "You're a nice person Guren You are the one I should return to, after all And I'm the one you should return to, Guren."
She hugged him, "I promise you I will never leave your side. I will always think of you." He hugged her back, "Uh-huh... And I will always think of you, Guren. For now, and forever... And ever, I love you."
She said that she loved him as well which made me softly smile at the two of them as the guy laughed again, "The two of you... Never be parted again! What a farce... You weaklings can lick each other's wounds... But a bond like that will break easily!"
The guy pulled away his clothes to reveal a man in glasses, Kabuto... He looked at us and spoke, "Naruto... Bell... If you get in the way, I'll kill you too."
Naru shouted at him, "Kabuto! You're behind all of this?! You won't get away with it!" I narrowed my eyes as I spoke, "Kabuto, just what are you guys aiming to do?!"
He chuckled, "It's not only the Hidden Leaf and the Akatsuki but all the Hidden Villages will soon engage in long, fierce clashes. Lord Orochimaru has his eyes on that violent future... That was the plan, but..."
Naru's eyes widen as he shouted to the two behind us, "Guren! Go with Yuukimaru! Protect him no matter what!"
He chuckled once more, "I won't let you do that... You two will not be freed!"
Guren asked what happened to Rinji for which Kabuto just smiled, "Rinji became part of my collection, long ago. I'd be happy to be the one reporting to Lord Orochimaru... Lord Orochimaru doesn't need anyone besides me to serve him. Yes Lord Orochimaru is an amazing man. Everything has gone as he predicted. Guren and Yuukimaru's hearts have become linked so strongly that they trust each other to be the place to return to.
Now, if this close bond is shattered by their fatal relations Yuukimaru's anger will release an explosive force. That was supposed to be the case However, even when he learned that Guren killed his mother Yuukimaru's anger did not explode. Why? Why is that?! The human heart is such a strange thing, isn't it?"
Naru shook his head in anger, "You are unforgivable! What the hell are you doing with Guren and Yuukimaru's feelings?! You don't play with people's feelings! Just what are you guys aiming to do?!"
He just chuckled as I looked back to Guren and Yuukimaru, "Guren! Go with Yuukimaru! Show me you can protect him!"
She nodded saying that she will as she jumped away and took Yuukimaru with her.
Kabuto took out a scroll and said the Jutsu name, "Dead Soul Jutsu" for which the scroll landed next to Guren and Yuukimaru for which she had to fight her while we fought Kabuto.
After fighting for a while, I hear Kabuto say that the Jutsu was broken for which I turned to see Guren cased in crystal with her enemy and fell into the ocean.
I covered my mouth, trying my hardest not to cry, as Naru softly spoke, "That can't be! You said you'd... You said you'd protect Yuukimaru!"
Yuukimaru then started screaming with immense power coming from which made me wipe my tears and yell out his name, trying to wake him up.
I see that his power broke the sealing jutsu that the sealing team made and the Three Tails flew out and knocked down the monster that Kakashi-sensei and Captain Yamato were fighting.
Naru ran down to Yuukimaru and tried to wake him up, "Yuukimaru! Stop! Yuukimaru! Can you hear me, Yuukimaru?! It's me! Naruto! Please notice me! Yuukimaru! Damn it! Calm down!"
I see that the Three Tails started coming closer to us as Naru tried getting inside the Chakra barrier that was giving him power, but it shot him back so I jumped down and caught him before he hit the wall.
I saw Yuukimaru fall face forward into the ground for which Naru stood back up and walked beside the barrier and watched the Three Tails shoot water like cannons at different places at the forest and ocean around him.
Naru told me that he had to stop the Three Tails and told me to watch over Yuukimaru for which I nodded as I watched him make hundreds of Shadow Clones.
Two clones each made a Rasengan for which the tails of the Three Tails just made them all pop for which the real Naru still stood next to the Chakra covering Yuukimaru.
I see Naru clench his fists, "Damn it! My Rasengan doesn't work! And yet, I can't use the Wind Style: Rasen Shuriken. But what I can do Summoning Jutsu!"
Biting his thumb he made the Summoning Jutsu for which the two toads from before came out as Gamakichi spoke, "That's the Three-Tails, right? It seems things have gotten out of hand..."
Naru nodded, "I wouldn't call you guys otherwise. Gamatatsu, get ready for the Toad Water Pistol!" The yellow toad nodded as the orange toad told him to stop which made Naru mad, because we didn't have a lot of time.
"Think hard. The opponent is a turtle-like beast that lives in the lake. Even if you increase the power with the Wind Style, what will be the effect of using the Toad Water Pistol, which is a Water Style Justu? To beat a Water Style, you need the Earth Style."
Naru started waving his hands in worry, "If we keep stalling, the terrain around here will change! I only have the Wind Style so we have no choice-" He then looked like he got an idea, "What about the Fire Style? If we had Fire Style, my wind could I can use it!"
Gamakichi nodded as Naru asked if he had fire style for which he said he did and Naru asked why he never told him so he answered saying that it never came up.
Naru shook his head, "I thought we could help the "Fire" and make it stronger with my wind... If the Water Style is stronger than the fire, we'll create an even stronger fire, which will make the water evaporate."
Gamakichi turned to his brother, "Go back to the village and drink all the Toad oil you can! Okay? You have one minute! I will summon you back in one minute."
Once he disappeared my eyes lighten up as I spoke, "I get it! If you use oil instead of water to fire the Toad Water Pistol, the oil will spread everywhere Then you'll set the oil on fire with your Fire Style."
The toad turned to me nodded, "That's right, pretty lady!" This made me blush as Gamakichi said that a minute was up so he summoned him again to see Gamatatsu's belly full of toad oil.
They got ready for there Jutsu as they called out, "Collaboration Jutsu! Wind Style: Toad Flame Bombs!"
It worked!
The flames covered all of the Three Tails so it headed back into the water. The Chakra stopped overpowering Yuukimaru for which I ran over to him and saw that he dropped the crystal that Guren must have given him.
Naru went on the other side of Yuukimaru and put the crystal back in his hand and picked him up bridal style while saying, "Yuukimaru... Let's go home..."
**********Time skip brought to you by 8 more days of school left**********
We were all back in the cabin as Sakura was treating Ino as Naru came in, asking about Yuukimaru, "Shizune Senpai and the others are tending to him now."
We waited a few minutes until Shizune and the others came out of the room for which we came up to them, asking if the boy was okay.
"He'll live... He's still asleep..." We nodded as Sakura, Naru, and I walked into the room he was sleeping in, and closed the door behind us so we could be alone with the small child.
"Yeah But I wasn't able to help him at all in the end... I foolishly told him "wherever someone thinks about you is the place to return to" But right before his eyes, he lost that very place to return to."
I softly said his name as I took his hand for which he looked at me and I spoke, "That wasn't your fault... Guren... She..." He sighed and took hold of my hand as we watched him sleep for a little while until Shizune called us in for the orders that Lady Tsunade has given us.
"We have new orders from Lady Hokage. We will abort our current mission. Our orders are to return to the village immediately."
I asked if it was really okay to leave the Three Tails out their for which Shizune answered, "We won't have to worry about that. They're sending Ninja to replace us and maintain the watch. There's nothing we can do even if we remain here. Everyone has suffered too many wounds. Lady Tsunade has decided that it would be more effective if we brought back the information we've gained this time around and apply it to our next plan instead. We'll move out tomorrow morning. I want you all to get a good night's rest before we move out."
Naru and I rested in Yuukimaru's room for which Naru woke me up, saying that he gave us the slip for which we ran out of the Cabin and into the woods to look for him.
We have been running for a while until we heard the song that he played when we were stuck in the stomach of the Three Tail's so we followed that.
Once the song was gone, Naru got on his knees and started to punch the ground as I looked over and saw something shiny.
Walking over to the bush, I see that it was the crystal that Guren gave him and I saw that there was not a scratch on it, which meant that she was alive.
I looked at Naru, and it looked like he was thinking the same which made me smile, "He went back to Guren... She's alive somehow..." Naru nodded as I put the stone in my pocket and we went back to the cabin.
Once it was morning, everyone was saying that we should go find Yuukimaru for which Shino said we shouldn't and Naru and I agreed.
I said that he is back with the person that he can go home to which confused everyone but Naru and I as we just smiled at each other.
Kakashi-sensei said that it was time to move as Yamato brought down the house and we were on our way.
I looked up at the sky as Naru and I walked next to each other and I spoke, "Do you think we will ever see those two again?" Naru smiled at me as he spoke, "Of course we will!"
I looked at Naru and smiled as well as I thought, 'Don't worry... Guren... I have someone to go home to as well... And he is right here... Right here next to me.'
Right then, I knew that everything was going to be alright...
Or so I thought...
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The episode's used in this chapter were Naruto Shippuden Season 5 Episode's 21 - 24!
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