Chapter 8: How the Moon met the Sun

Jiraiya looked back at Naruto with an interested look. The name of all ANBU were kept secret to ensure the protection of many village secrets. They were the shinobi who had dirtied their hands to keep the village safe and not many people knew of the sacrifices they made.

But the burdens they held could jeopardize Konoha. For that reason, they were given a mask and code names to prevent attacks on their person when they were off duty.

It was for that exact reason that Jiraiya had turned to look at Naruto. His eyes turned from suspicious to worried as he saw the tears rolling down his students cheeks.

Yukino had also noticed her friends odd reaction to seeing the ANBU. She had walked over to him and put a comforting hand on his shoulder. But a frown appeared on her face as she noticed how he had flinched when she made contact.

The ANBU stood frozen as she watched the stream of tears the boy was creating. The silence was to much for her so she began to speak, "It's been a long time, Naruto-kun." It truly had been a long time since she saw the boy.

Naruto smiled as he continued to let his tears fall. He slowly made his way over to her and stopped a foot away from where she stood. He looked into her eyes before finally wrapping her arms around her waist. Yugao went down on one knee so she could hug her friend better.

Jiraiya looked on in confusion with Yukino at his side. They turned to look at each other before turning back to the heartwarming moment. It was at that point that Jiraiya decided to break it. "I hate to stop your reunion, but can one of you explain what the hell is going on!"

Naruto and Yugao broke their hug and turned over to the gama-sennin. They blinked before completely separating and walking over to them, both with a slight touch of pink on their cheeks.

Naruto managed to speak after a few seconds, "Well you see Jiraiya-Sensei, I met Yugao…"

FLASHBACK…

A 4 year old Naruto could be seen running down a dark and empty road. His breaths were ragged and he began to realize that he couldn't keep his sprint for much longer. His body was completely covered in cuts and there was a big gash on his left hamstring. Oh how he hated this day.

And what day could it be, you ask? It was once again October 10. If Naruto had a normal life, he would consider today his birthday. He'd be home celebrating it with his parents and opening presents.

But his life wasn't normal. He never knew his parents so the whole celebrating thing was out. No one in the village would ever willingly buy him a present so that was out as well. And to make matters worse a mob of villagers and some low level ninja had been chasing him.

It was a yearly tradition that they had begun. They would go around and chase him on his birthday. Once they caught him, they would beat him and stab him to the point of near death but then be stopped by some ANBU. It was a cycle that was repeated ever since Naruto could walk. This wasn't Naruto's birthday. No, this was hell.

He kept running until he saw an alleyway to his left. Hoping to lose the mob, he turned and entered the alleyway. It was to bad that the mob had caught up enough to see where he had gone. He ran to the back of the dark alleyway but was stopped by a wall.

Naruto turned around fearfully and with good reason. He could see the reflection of the many knives thanks to the moon. The mob had cornered him and there was nothing he could do but wait for the inevitable.

The villagers couldn't spot him in the dark area but a chunin walked in front of everyone. He had been able to notice him thanks to his advanced vision. "Come on out demon. Don't make this harder then it has to be. Just let us kill you in peace," said the chunin.

The mob moved in on him. Naruto closed his eyes, bracing his body for the excruciating pain that he had felt last year and the year before that. There was no point in screaming for help. That would only attract more villagers that would no doubt attack him also.

After waiting for a decent amount of time, Naruto opened his eyes to the most beautiful scene he had ever seen. There stood a woman in silver and black with a neko mask. Her blade could be seen thanks to the moons reflection and her purple hair slid down her back and reached her waist. She had cut down the chunin that was ready to attack him and her action had frozen the rest of the mob.

"I'll give you all 5 seconds to run before I start severing limbs," she spoke with a threatening tone to the mob. She raised her blade and once again struck the already dead chunin to prove her point.

The mob ran out of the alleyway as quickly as they could. Their screams of terror could be heard for a couple of seconds before they died down.

The ANBU agent turned around to face Naruto. He still wore a face of amazement and admiration. She slowly walked towards him only to stop after seeing him flinch. She couldn't blame him for having that reaction.

She reached up to her face and slowly took off her mask. "It's okay, Naruto-kun, I won't hurt you," she spoke as she gently walked to him trying her best not to startle the boy.

It truly disgusted her how the village treated the boy. Sure not everyone hated him but those who didn't never reached out to help the boy. She actually admires the boy for never losing his way and staying as bright as the sun even if he lived under the worst of conditions.

She had just been instated into the ANBU division and her first mission was to look after the boy. She had heard from her colleagues that watching the boy on his birthday was like watching someone kill a baby. It disgusted them as much as it did her. But the Sandaime had ordered them not to interfere until absolutely necessary.

ANBU missions consisted of mostly S rank or SS rank missions. They could die any day in these missions but they kept going for the sake of the village. They now carried many burdens that could never be erased from them. But many considered watching the boy on his birthday the hardest mission to accomplish. Now she knew why.

She still didn't know why the Sandaime had ordered them not to interfere, but she was going to find out.

Naruto slowly moved the hands covering his eyes as he looked at the woman before him. The moonlight allowed him to determine some of her facial features. She had long and straight purple hair and brown eyes with a but of lipstick. She wore the traditional ANBU attire consisting of black and grey armor with metal arm guards. He also noticed a katana strapped to her back and a tattoo on her right shoulder.

Her killing intent sky rocketed when she took a good look at him. His clothes were in tatters and covered in his own blood. He had many cuts over his body but what enraged her was the gash on his left hamstring. He had lost so much blood that Yugao was sure that he should've passed out from blood loss.

She cut her killing intent when she noticed that he was terrified of her. She managed to hear the whisper that came out of his mouth. "Please don't be mad at me. I didn't do anything wrong," he said.

Her eyes softened as she spoke, "I'm not mad at you Naruto-kun. I'm mad at the people who did this to you."

His shaken slowed down and he made eye contact with her. "So the pretty lady isn't mad at me?" he asked.

A blush creeped it's way up to Yugao's cheeks after his question. She knew she was a catch and many guys had tried to flirt with her. But she knew they only wanted to get her to their bed. But for an innocent child like Naruto to compliment her when at the moment he was in critical condition really warmed her heart.

"No Naruto, the pretty lady only wants to help you," she assured him. "My name Yugao Uzuki and I want to take you to the hospital so they can fix you up."

Naruto's became frightened once she said the word hospital. It wasn't long until she connected the dots. She didn't want to believe that this was the village she tried her hardest to protect but Naruto's next words opened her eyes.

"I don't want to go to the hospital. They always do weird things to me. Like one time they injected me with purple stuff and I didn't feel good," he spoke..

She couldn't believe it. The hospital had actually tried to poison this innocent child. It was ironic, really. The only reason he had survived the poison was because of the Kyuubi. But the Kyuubi was the whole reason he had been poisoned in the first place.

Naruto looked thoughtful for a moment before speaking, "Can you take me to the old man?"

"You mean the Sandaime?" She asked.

He nodded his head and she took that as a sign to pick him up. She picked him up bridal style and then jumped up to a nearby roof and began making her way to the Hokage's office. She looked down to see that the boy had passed out from the stress and blood loss but a peaceful smile had formed on his face.

She reached the Hokage tower and entered through a window. One man stood alone looking at the village with guilty eyes. His hair had turned gray with the passing of time and his eyes showed the tiredness that came with old age. He wore the Hokage hat proudly on his head and the traditional Hokage robes.

This man was none other than the Sandaime Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi. He was known throughout the lands as the professor thanks to his almost unlimited supply of jutsu.

He had noticed her in the room and turned to her. His eyes quickly caught sight of the sleeping boy in her hands. Naruto began to waken when he couldn't feel the wind passing through his hair. He rubbed his eyes to get rid of the sleepiness that comes with waking up. Once he stopped he noticed that they had reached the Hokage tower.

"Sandaime-sama, I found Naruto-kun being attacked by a mob and saved him. He told me to take him to you instead of the hospital," explained Yugao.

Sarutobi nodded. He had told the ANBU not to interfere until absolutely necessary. In other years Naruto looked much worse than he was now. He concluded that this ANBU had stepped in before the mob could do to much. "I thought I told you not to step in unless absolutely necessary, Neko," he spoke. "Tell me, why have you broken my orders?"

Yugao's eyes narrowed in suspicion as she spoke. "I wanted to ask you about that. Why are you stopping us ANBU from interfering?"

Naruto and Yugao looked at Hiruzen as he sighed. 'I guess it's time to tell them the truth'

Chapter End

AN:

Well guys, I'm finally back. Sorry about not updating last week but I had serious writers block. Oh and I'm finally 15 guys! I actually started writing this chapter on my birthday.

Anyway there's something important I want to tell you guys. I finally got the courage to start my own YouTube channel. My channel is about tips or walkthroughs on mobile games. Right now I'm only doing videos on Madden Mobile. But if you guys want me to do any other game just leave a comment on one of my videos. My channel is called Saber Strikes.

Okay now onto what you've all been waiting for. It's voting time. Last time it was about who should die so Naruto could obtain the Mangekyo Sharingan. I believe everyone voted for Sasuke so he's dying. This week is going to be about:

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Bad Hiruzen

It won't change much except for how certain people view him. And btw next weeks chapter is going to be the end of this flashback.

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