Chapter 2
"The seal?!" asked Tsunade.
"Didn't break if that's what you are worried about…" said Naruto.
"Then how?"
"I transferred the chakra that you gave to the kid to my own so that I could heal his wounds." Naruto began. "In return I am conscious while the kid isn't." Tsunade sighed in relief. "Don't be so relaxed! You and your stupid village is causing me a lot of problems!"
"What are you talking about?!" said Tsunade sternly.
"Whatever emotions this kid feels… I feel them as well. Since I rarely ever felt sadness or loneliness it hurts me. This kid's mind and spirit has been broken by today's events… He is so confused with himself that he may not want to return to this world. A boy his age simply can't take all of these negative emotions… Especially betrayal."
Tsunade was now in tears hearing the Kyuubi talk about Naruto's mental health.
"How do we bring him back?" Tsunade asked.
"He will have to start all the way back from square one… The kid must re choose the reasons that he lives. What he fights for and why… I will help guide him. But in doing so I will show him everything that this village has done to him. All of the negative and positive emotions that people have been emitting towards him along with their actions that have been done to him. He will no longer be blinded by his dreams, I will show him all! Then we will let him decide what he wishes to do!"
"How do I know that you aren't just corrupting him for your own uses?!" shouted Tsunade.
"You won't know. He will be with me as I guide him. He will be making all of his decisions for himself. I am sick of him not wanting to pay attention to all of the negativity that these villagers give him. All of his sadness and anger has always been bottled up but that ends now! I cannot stay longer I must begin to repair his mind and spirit now… farewell for now Fifth Hokage…"
"Wait!" shouted Tsunade. She felt Naruto's hand relax as the boy's head fell back onto the soft pillow. "Please Naruto… Come back soon… People are suffering more then you think they are."
Mean while in Naruto's mind.
"Hey kid!"
"What do you want you stupid fox I don't want to hear any of your insults right now."
"Ungrateful brat I'm here to help you!"
"How are you going to help me? So far you only made things worst in my life." The kyuubi was silent for a few minutes after that knowing that he was the reason that the child was suffering so greatly.
"I will help you repair your heart and spirit. We are going to go back to the important parts in your past after seeing it all in a different view you will decide what is important to you and what is not. Understand? Or you could remain unconscious for the rest of your life being forgotten… The choice is yours…" After several minutes of thinking Naruto finally nodded his head. "Good then let us get started… First off I want you to be stronger… So we will start off with the bad events first…"
"Whatever you stupid fox!"
"Don't you dare call me that again!"
"Stupid fox!"
"Oh my god! You want me to help you or not?! Stupid kid I just want to smash you where you stand but I don't want to keep feeling these pathetic emotions anymore…" Before Naruto could get out another word he was in a new scene… "I see things differently then you… Not only can I see through your eyes but I can pretty much see everything that happens around you." Naruto understood what he was saying when he saw his entire team including himself walking down a path with Tazuna.
"Are you hurt scaredy cat?" said Sasuke. Different scenes would pop up in front of him making him sadder and sadder such as hearing Kakashi complement Sasuke and Sakura but describing him negatively.
"Dead last…" were the words that hurt the most.
The scene soon ended and it went to when Naruto had gone to ask Kakashi to train him for the third test for the chuunin exams. Naruto soon began to grow an anger at Kakashi and his team that if he were to see them that moment he would surely attack them. He then saw Ebisu step up as Kakshi gave Naruto away as if he was trash. He then saw himself begging Kakashi to teach him the Chidori when he heard the conversation between Sakura and Sasuke.
"Thank you for rescuing me Sasuke-kun." Said Sakura. "You did save me from that sand nin right?
"No… Naruto did." Replied Sasuke. Naruto was surprised that Sasuke actually admitted that.
"Come on Sasuke… Naruto has improved but not enough to beat them…" said Sakura. "It's nice that you are sharing the credit."
Naruto gritted his teeth at what she said. Was it that hard to believe that he could have taken on Gaara? Several scenes showed up in front of him making him realize how much the villagers hated him… Always staring at him and wanting to attack him when he had his back facing towards them… Then the next scene he saw nearly pushed him over the edge of sanity. When several villagers attacked him while he was wounded. He then saw Sakura walk away slowly then turn around to face him when he wasn't looking! Right after she saw the villagers begin to attack him she ran away instead of helping him! Naruto who felt as if he was betrayed began to grit his teeth so hard that he felt they were going to break.
"Why… Why didn't she help me… When I needed her the most…" said Naruto on the verge of tears. "I have always risked everything to protect her… Why didn't she help me when I was hurt?"
"Because she doesn't know the concept of true friendship kid." Said Kyuubi. "Enough of that there are other things I wish to show you. I also want to open your eyes to other great friendships that have the potential to be more…"
Naruto then saw several images of him and Iruka eating ramen and having fun together when they were younger. Then the scene when Iruka gave him his headband telling the blond ninja that he had graduated brought a smile to Naruto's features. Naruto's anger was soon forgotten as more images appeared before him. He also saw several images of Hinata always looking at him from a distance hiding behind something. He also noticed that she always blushed when looking or talking to him as well.
"She likes me…" Naruto finally said.
"About damn time you puny head realized it…" said Kyuubi.
"Shut up you stupid fox! How was I supposed to know?! I never saw her looking at me." Shouted Naruto.
"Do you take me for a fool?!" replied Kyuubi. "You always thought of her as strange and dark! Sound familiar?!"
Naruto then saw her defending him while he was unconscious making him surprised at what he saw. The boy knew that Hinata was a very shy girl that wouldn't come out in the open unless for a really good reason. He then felt tears begin to roll down his cheeks when he finally found another person that acknowledged him and liked him for who he was.
"Do I love her too then?" he asked Kyuubi.
"That's up to you…" said the fox. "Think about it for now let us continue…"
The scene soon changed when Jiraya was teaching him the rasengan and leaving him alone. Naruto saw himself work harder and harder to win the bet that he had made with the old hag. Naruto then realized that if Jiraya had always stayed to help him train then he would eventually be dependent of the pervert. Jiraya wanted Naruto to be able to train himself to improve without anyone's help. The blond ninja then saw the pervert give him a Popsicle for his hard work and smiled at him like a proud teacher.
"You didn't see this because you were conscious." Said kyuubi.
A new scene appeared showing orochimaru flying towards Naruto's unconscious body with his sword sticking right out of his mouth. Suddenly the old hag covered for him not once but three times saving his life!
"She did all of that for me…"
Suddenly all went bright once again and Naruto was standing right in front of the enormous cage that held kyuubi. The fox's huge red eyes stared at him as they faced each other.
"Why are you helping me?" Naruto asked now feeling wiser after seeing his entire past.
"Because your emotions probably made me soft and without you walking around because of your broken heart it's going to get really boring in here… Plus look! The room is clean no more water and rusty pipes eh!" Naruto looked around and saw that it was a huge improvement since the last time he had been down here.
"I guess I sorted out some of my issues as well huh?" said Naruto. "What do I fight for… The people that I thought were friends have betrayed me…"
"I will help you kit… We are only half done with making you whole once again…"
It was three days since Tsunade had last visited Naruto/Kyuubi. She had only told Jiraya who was in her office.
"I'm worried Jiraya. Naruto's been unconscious for nearly 4 days. I want to know what is happening in that thick skull of his." Said Tsunade looking very tired. "What if the Kyuubi's corrupting him!"
"Tsunade you said it yourself that Naruto would be with the kyuubi. Naruto knows what he is doing. We need to believe and support his decisions…" replied Jiraya. "By the way what happened to the villagers that attacked him?"
"I am going to make their lives hell… They are going to wish they were dead." Said Tsunade. "I first fined them and will continue to do so until they are pretty much bankrupt. They should know better." Suddenly there were furious knocks on the heavy wooden door. "Come in!"
"Hokage-Sama! Naruto is no where to be found!" said a medical nin.
"What?! How the hell did he get through the hospital security?!" shouted the toad sennin.
"We have no idea Jiraya-sama."
"I'll dispatch our anbu search parties… We will find him. In the meanwhile I want you to go look for him too Jiraya… We don't know what the kyuubi has done to him… He could be friend or foe…" said Tsunade sadly. Jiraya nodded then disappeared in a poof of smoke.
Sakura was walking slowly towards the team training grounds deep in thought.
"Why did I say those things to Naruto…" she cried in her head. "I know he tried his very best yet I yelled at him… Why am I such a bitch! I have to apologize to him… I haven't even visited him in the hospital yet… The weird thing is that I didn't seem to have control over myself..."
She continued to walk towards the training grounds with the feeling of guilt weight upon her heart more and more. She soon approached the bridged and stood on it looking at the water. It was a cloudy morning making it very hard to see anything.
"Yo!" cried a voice. "Thanks for the greeting."
Sakura jumped in surprised and looked up to find Kakashi standing on the arch over the bridge.
"Your… Your… Your early…" she stuttered.
"Actually your 2 hours late…" he said.
"What?!" she shouted. She looked at her watch and saw that it was indeed 2 hours ahead. "How did that happen?"
"Well I guess we should start training since Naruto is still in the hospital…" said Kakashi. "I also noticed that you haven't visited him yet…"
"I know Kakashi-sensei. I've been feeling guilty for everything I have said to him and for not visiting him."
"It's alright Sakura… Well talk after training…" said Kakashi smiling.
Suddenly they heard some what heavy footsteps on the long bridge. Both of them turned to their left to see a figure slowly approaching them.
"Who's that?" thought Sakura.
"Well well… Your actually training someone else Kakashi?" said a familiar voice. "That's a surprise… I guess that's how you function when your favorite student isn't here huh?" Kakashi's eyes widened a bit after hearing those harsh words. He also noticed that the words had hatred and killer intent in them as well. Kakashi jumped off the arch to join Sakura on the bridge.
"What's happened to him?" thought Kakashi.
"Oh I looked in the training grounds but didn't see anyone there so I came here to find you Sasuke-loving freaks…" Sakura was horrified by those words begging to realize who was saying them.
"What's happened to you…" began Kakashi. "Naruto."
The blond ninja soon appeared before his teacher surprising him and his team mate. Naruto no longer had his orange outfit but instead wore black pants and a white shirt along with a black jacket.
"I've grown up…" said Naruto giving both of them a glare. "I've realized which people were my friends and people who are full of shit…" Kakashi and Sakura flinched at his use of words. Sakura then gathered up her courage stepping towards Naruto stopped right in front of him.
"I'm really sorry about the day you came back Naruto…" she said crying. "I should have helped your but I ran away… I shouldn't have said those words. I didn't know what came over me. Please forgive me…"
She then fell on her knee's crying on the bridge. Naruto just stared at her not moving a muscle. Kakashi saw this and knew something in Naruto had defiantly changed for he would never just stand there and watch the pink haired girl cry. He would usually try to get her attention by doing something funny or telling jokes. Naruto then went down on one knee to look her in the face. Kakashi was expecting Naruto to finally give in and accept Sakura's apology but that didn't go exactly to plan.
"You are a very good actor Sakura…" Sakura looked at his cold eyes with her teary ones. "Apology… Not accepted…" He then got up. "I came here because I will no longer be apart of this team and to tell you that your one of the worst teachers out there Kakashi and that I have lost all of my respect for you…" He began to walk away when he was blocked by Kakashi.
"You are my student until The hokage or I say otherwise." Said Kakashi hoping some authority would put his student back into place.
"First off I don't think the old hag is going to disagree with me… Second what are you going to do about it?" said Naruto with anger in his voice. "I was always blind by not seeing your favoritism for Sasuke but only recently when I got to think I realized how much I hate your guts…" Kakashi had a sad look in his face. Not because Naruto was saying these words but because they were all true… "You threw me away to Ebisu like I was trash… You never taught me anything about life. I'll admit all you gave me was some chakra control…" Naruto then bumped his way past Kakashi.
"Naruto!" shouted Kakashi making the blond stop. "I'm sorry I know what I did was wrong. Let me help you. You aren't acting like yourself." This really got Naruto infuriated.
"Your right Kakashi… The old Naruto was stupid and blind that he chose those people in his team to be his friends only to later find out that they would all ignore him in the end." Shouted Naruto getting more and more angry. "I hate you more then anything Kakashi! As if Sasuke wasn't already better then me when we were young you just wanted to boost his power even more!" Suddenly Naruto felt an increase in chakra due to his anger making Kakashi flinch as well.
"Naruto! What's gotten into you?! You're starting to act more like Sasuke!" shouted Sakura. She suddenly covered her mouth not believing what she said.
"Shut up!" screamed Naruto. "What do you know?! I have lived a life way harder then that stupid traitor! If you saw what I had to be put through you would probably have killed yourself on the first week! All you care about is Sasuke and nothing else!"Suddenly the blond ninja did something neither Kakashi or Sakura could have expected he charged directly towards Sakura pulling out a kunai. But the blond ninja path was soon interrupted when Kakashi stepped in the way. "Get out of my way you Sasuke loving freak!" Kakashi had a sad look on his face as he took a defensive stance ready to attack his student.
Thanks for reviewing everyone. This is my first fan fiction so any suggestions would be much appreciated. I'm planning on have some voting as the story continues to see which direction you people want the story to go.
