(Bell's Point Of View)
We finally made it to the bridge builders house for which Tazuna walked into the house and hugged his daughter. I then came in and she saw Kakashi-sensei on my shoulder so she led me to the guest room.
I laid my sensei on the thin mattress then checked over his wounds. I took off his shirt, but left his mask so he would still have his mystery to him.
I could see cuts over his body and scars from the other battles that he has had. I hurried and healed the wounds and put his shirt back on.
Walking out of his room, I wiped my forehead from all the Chakra that I have used to heal Kakashi-sensei. Looking in front of me, I see my team looking at me anxiously, except for Sasuke who was trying to look cool.
I sighed and smiled at them. "He's going to be fine... He had some bumps and bruises and low Chakra, but that's it." Naruto and Sakura breathed out air that they were holding while Sasuke scoffed, but still looked relieved.
I went into the kitchen where his Daughter gave me a cup of tea for which I thanked her for.
I see the team sit around, like they were waiting for me to speak which reminded me about the promise I made to them. I slowly put the cup down and sighed then looked at Tazuna's daughter and asked if I could have alone time with my team for which she agreed.
Once she left, I looked at my team, mostly Naruto, and sighed and took another sip of my tea.
"You know... you weren't supposed to find out about me being in the Anbu till you were older, but..." I looked at Naruto to see that he had a pleading look in his eyes.
"Yes... It's true... I'm in the Anbu and my Anbu name is Risu... I am sorry for lying to the three of you." Sakura looked at me and looked confused.
"But... You were in the Academy... Why are you in the Anbu?"
I closed my eyes then opened them to see them waiting for an answer.
"Yes, I am in the Anbu... I have been there since I was born. The earliest memory of when I was little was when I was three and being tortured to pre-death by Lord Danzo..."
Sakura gasped while Naruto and Sasuke's eyes narrowed. "Lord third told me that on the night that the Nine Tail's attacked, a new born baby was left at the doorstep of the Root Foundation.
There, Lord Danzo took my in and trained me everyday, ever since I could walk... When I turned five, I was already on of the most elite ninja's in a the village."
Sasuke still had his eyes narrowed while Naruto and Sakura seemed interested in what I had to say next.
"Then, at age five and a half, Lord Third found out about me and took me off of Root, and put me in his personal Anbu Black Ops. There I did missions from A-Rank missions to SS-Rank missions.
Finally, a few mouths after I joined the Anbu Black Ops, Lord Third gave me a life time mission... My mission was to protect the a small boy my age... Naruto Uzumaki."
Naruto's eyes widen as I kept telling my story...
"This was a life time mission that I gladly took and I did this mission for five years... till we were both ten. Finally, Naruto got attacked and I got fed up with all the bullshit that was happening to him...
I decided to go to Lord Third and asked him if there was anything else that I could do...
He said that I could go disgusied as an Academy student to keep a close eye on Naruto and watch over his development. Then I was to be put on his team to make sure that he stays in control."
I see a tear running down Naruto's face which made me give him a small smile, but Sakura still looked confused so she asked.
"You said that you had to protect Naruto... Why is that?" I shook my head, "I'm sorry, but that is classified information." She sadly nodded and I see that Sasuke's eyes were still narrowed which got me suspicious as to what he was thinking about.
Suddenly, Naruto stood up and we all looked at him as he wiped away his tears.
He then walked towards me and stopped right in front of me. Looking down at me, he put a smile on his face and said, "I told you that I would see your face... Risu..."
I smiled and stood up for which I went up to his nose so I had to look up a little bit.
He then smiled even more and he thrusted a hand into the air, "I also know your real name! Bell!" I laughed as he looked back at me with a confused face as to why I was laughing for which I stopped and smiled at him.
We stared at each other, lost in each other's eyes until we heard someone stand up so I looked over to see that Sasuke stood and grabbed Sakura by the arm and pulled her out of the room.
Looking back at Naruto, he softly smiled at me then started jumping up and down excitedly the grabbed both of my hands which took me by surprise.
"Now that I know what you look like and I know your name... We can get married!" My eyes widen and I stepped back, releasing his grasp from my hands which confused him.
"Risu... I mean... Bell, what's wrong?" I looked down then looked back at him. "Naruto... We can't get married just like that... We have to get to know each other and become lovers... then if it works out then we can get married."
He then nodded in understanding then said that we are now lovers which made me shake my head. I grabbed his hands and looked straight at him.
"Naruto... Look... I love you... I truely do... But... I'm not ready... I feel like we should get to know each other first then we can decided if we are ready or not... Besides, we're only twelve... We don't have to make that decision just yet."
He looked down sadly, so I let go of his hands and I held out my pinkie which confused him.
"Let's make a promise... When we are older... We will become lovers, alright?" He nodded with a smile and stuck out his pinkie to wrap around mine, making a pinkie promise.
We smiled at each other as Tazuna's Daughter came in and told us that Kakashi-sensei was awake so we ran over to his room.
We saw him laying down with Sakura talking to him about not using his sharingan to much for which he agreed.
"Well you did take down one of the most powerful assassin so will be safe.". Tazuna said as Kakashi hummed. "Yea, but the boy in the mask... What about him?". Kakashi looked at her while he explained.
"He's from the elite tracking unit of the Village Hidden in the Mist... Those make are only worn by the most elite shinobi.". Sakura asked what they do and Kakashi-sensei told her that they were not Anbu but like an inferno squad for which I nodded.
"They destroy all traces of a rouge ninja. The Shinobi's body contains many secrets in Jutsu, chakra, and medicine. These are the secrets of their village... If the enemy find them, the people will be in grave danger. It's the teachers duty to prevent this from happening, to keep the village safe." I said with a smile.
Kakashi-sensei put a hand on his head and started to think. Naruto asked if he was okay and Kakashi told him that he was fine and said they the tracker ninja deals with the body immediately. Sasuke's asked if it was important to do that and Kakashi agreed.
"Think about it, remember what teacher door to Zabuza body?". Sakura said they didn't know because the tracker ninja took him away. "Yes, but why... He should have worked on the body right there as quickly as possible... Think of the weapons he did for takedown.". Sasuke said that he used throwing needles then his face got shocked.
"Exactly... None of it adds up... Here's the truth... Zabuza is still alive." Everyone but Sasuke and I looked shocked and Naruto says that Kakashi-sensei checked to see if he was dead and he was.
"His heart did stop, but it was just temporary state to simulate death. The weapons the tracker used are called senbon, they do not kill unless they hit a vital organ... Not in the neck. We can tell that the tracker ninja was not trying to kill him but to save him."
Tazuna asked if he was thinking to hard about this but Kakashi answered. "Once in suspicion, a ninja must quickly prepare. Hesitation leads to disaster... Every shinobi knows this saying.". Naruto was smiling which meant he was happy that Zabuza was alive.
"Sensei, you said prepare quickly... But how can we do that if your can barely move?". Kakashi laughed which got Sakura confused until he said that he was going to train them. Her eyes widen as she said that last minute training won't help them defeat Zabuza.
"Sakura, how was I able to stop Zabuza... Because you've all helped me... You've grown... Naruto, you've grown the most!"
This made him smile and says that he was stronger. "I don't believe it and nothing is gonna be good.". It was a little boy standing in the hallway and ran to his to the old man, calling him grandad. His daughter scolded him for bring rude but tazuna said that he was rude to them to so it was okay.
"Mom, don't you see that these people are going to die! Gato will come back and find them and wipe them out!". This guy Naruto angry and he told the boy that he was a super ninja but better and that he was a hero who was going to be the Hokage.
"There's no such thing as a hero... Your just full of stupid ideas... If you want to stay alive then you should go back where you came from.". With that, he walked out of the room.
I sighed as Naruto said that he was gong to his room, but I really knew that he was going to give the boy a piece of his mind.
I see that Kakashi-sensei looked at me and asked if I wanted another bandage for my Anbu Tattoo and I shook my head, saying that I told them who I was for which he nodded.
Tazuna'a daughter came in with crutches and I held Kakashi-sensei stand up for which he says that he was going to train us to help us defeat Zabuza.
I grabbed Naruto and we walked outside to be surrounded by trees so we could train.
We all sat in front of him as he told us that before we had to do this training we had to know what Chakra was, for which he asked Sakura to explain.
She gave a perfect example which made me smile at her for which she blushed in embarrassment.
Then Kakashi told us to climb up a tree... without using our hands.
They didn't believe him so he told me to show them for which I smiled at our sensei and made a handsign then slowly walked up the tree.
Going upside down on a high branch, I look at the shocked faces of my teammates while Kakashi-sensei threw kunai's in front of them and told them to mark their progress with them.
Jumping down from the tree, I watched as Naruto fell right when he started, Sasuke got about five feet up, while Sakura got to the highest branch.
"Hey! This is fun!" I smiled and cheered at her saying that she was awesome while Kakashi started to speak.
"Well, not only does Sakura understand Chakra, she can control and maintain it as well. We spoke of someone becoming Hokage, didn't we? Seems Sakura has the best bet at that. For the great Uchiha clan... maybe their not so great after all."
I understand what he was doing which was provoking the boys so they get more determination to do what they need to do. They boys started running up the tree again and marked where they left off.
I looked to my left to see Inari staring at the boys with a depressed look on his face, then he walks away. I wonder what he was doing all the way out here in the woods, hmm.
Sakura was practicing to get to the top and was worn out while the boys stayed at it which got Sakura confused as to how they could keep moving. Naruto moved over to Sakura and asked for her help which made me smile because I knew that he would keep getting stronger and stronger... And I know Kakashi was thinking the same thing.
**********Time skip brought to you by Jennae-nae getting a baby doll to take care of at school**********
It was the next day, Sakura went to to the bridge with Tazuna because she has mastered the walking up tree's exercise. They boys were both still trying to get up to the top of the tree and they were progressively getting better.
Naruto ran up the tree and got up past his mark but couldn't keep going so he made a mark on the tree. He looked up at Sasuke to see that he got farther than he did which made him growl in annoyance.
He made the hand seal and went to run up the tree again but Sasuke stopped him and asked what advice he got from Sakura but Naruto told him that he would not say anything which got Sasuke mad.
It got dark so Kakashi told everyone to get back to the house for dinner. Tazuna scratched the back of his head with a chuckle saying that it was nice to have so many people there for dinner. Naruto and Sasuke were scoffing down their food then threw up from eating so much food.
I chuckled when I saw Kakashi push away his food, not being hungry anymore. I just smiled at the boys and slowly pushed away my food. Sakura yelled at the boys for eating to much but they said they had to get stronger. "That's true... but puking won't help you..."
After dinner, Sakura stood up and went to look at a picture that was torn at the edge which made her curious. "Excuse me... This picture is torn... Is there some reason for that. Inari, you kept glancing at it during dinner... it looks like there is someone else in the picture but they got torn out. I mean it's kind of strange isn't it." The family stopped what they were doing and looked solemn.
"It's my husband..." The the daughter said as Tazuna looked down. "They used to call him a hero in this land." This made Inari leave the room which made her scold her father for talking about him. Kakashi looked at the bridge builder and asked for the story.
He looked up and sighed as he told the story. I blacked out as I stared at the picture with sadness because I knew what it was like to not or lose a family.
Suddenly, Naruto stood up and started heading for the door. Sakura asked where he was going and this was his response. "I'm going to prove it... I'll prove that is true... That in this world... There are real hero's!". With that he ran outside and started to train until he passed out.
I followed him and carefully watched him from the shadows as he trained then passed out on the ground.
I tried to wake him up but he was so passed out so I stayed there until morning and a boy came up to us. I hurry and jumped into the tree's so I could watch is interaction to see was.
He woke up to a boy that was about his age. "Who the heck are you... I mean... Hi there, where did you come from?". The boy said that he was gathering herbs which got Naruto confused.
"Yes, that's right, it helps if your treating an illness or wounds.". Naruto decided to help him out until they filled the basket full. "So are you a ninja? I noticed the headband your wearing... Or are your just making a fashion statement?".
He said that he was from the Village Hidden in the Leafs and the boy said that he understood and that it was impressive. "Does that mean that you are training for something dangerous?" Naruto replied saying that he was doing it to become stronger.
"You already seem strong enough so why do you train?" The boy asked and Naruto said that he has to get even stronger if he wants to be stronger than his father and to prove it to a certain kid. "So are you doing it for the certain person or are you doing all this training for yourself?"
Naruto was confused which made the boy laugh while asking, "Is there someone precious to you." Naruto hummed and looked up at the sky. I'm sure that he was thinking about his family and his friends, so of course he had people precious to him.
The boy stood up and took the basket of herb and said that Naruto will get strong enough to protect his precious people, and with that, he disappeared. He sat there for a minute until Sasuke showed up and called him a loser for not coming to breakfast.
"Come on, Sasuke, we need to train to get to the top of the tree!" Sasuke sighed but agreed and they started training. They both got up to a higher branch than even Sakura did, and waited for the rest of his team to show up.
Once they arrived and they couldn't find him until he threw down a kunai and they looked up to see Naruto standing with a proud smile on his face. Sasuke jumped next to him and they high-fived each other while the two below admired them.
I jumped down the tree to meet up with my team and said that I would watch them as they rest at the house for which they agreed.
Naruto and Sasuke stayed out all day until they finally got to the very top of the tree. Once they got down though, they barely had enough Chakra so they had to help each other get back to house. Once they did though Naruto exclaimed they got all the way to the top.
Kakashi told them that they did a good job and said that they will be body guards for Tazuna and they nodded. "In a little while the bridge will be finished." The bridge builder said and Inari jumped up out of his seat and started to shout.
"All this stupid training is just a waste of time! Gato has got a whole army that will beat you down, and they will destroy you! These cool things you all say, they don't mean anything! It doesn't matter what you do, the strong always win and the weak always lose."
Naruto turned his head to the side, "Just speak for yourself... It won't be like that for me, you got that." Inari's hands clenched. "Why don't you just be quiet! Just looking at you makes me sick! You don't know anything about this country, your just budding in! Your always laughing and playing around, you don't know what its like to suffer and be treated like dirt!"
I looked at Naruto sadly because he does know, from the villagers around him. "Listen to yourself wining and complaining like some sorry little victim. You can whimper all day for all I care... your nothing but a coward!"
Naruto stood up and headed for his room.
I knew that Naruto was sensitive about these things, and I knew that their was nothing I could do to help him.
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