Chapter Six: Think, before you act.
The fourth looked at Sakura for a few moments, and then before Sakura could blink, a yell was heard and she noticed Naruto being held by Arashi, it seems he had stopped trying to think, but that was his down fall, and Arashi used his. Shunshin No Jutsu, and seemingly had grabbed Naruto, Sakura hadn't even fully finished blinking when he was gone. She had heard body flicker was impossible to evade or to see, but this was out of hand, never in her life she thought she would ever see anyone be able to use it to its full potential.
Arashi held Naruto in a head lock and refused to let him go, he looked proud, this was the first time in so long he was able to use body flicker like that. Naruto on the other hand was speechless he was in totally shock, he was confused he had just passed Arashi down the road, it would have been impossible for him to get there that fast until.
"WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING TO IDIOT!" Yelled Arashi as he dragged the blondes sorry ass down the stairs.
Arashi was still holding Naruto tightly now by his upper part of his arm, and dragging his along down the street while many on the way looked and whispered, and continued there business while Naruto was just speechless, never he thought in any life would the blonde drag him down the road, and before that telling him just to shut up. Arashi turned another corner, till they had passed Sakura who had wide eyes as she looked from Naruto the older blonde. Naruto looked at Sakura for a moment till he realized she must have told him about Sasuke and he used his Shunshin No Jutsu to stop him, but why? What was the reason the Hokage him self would stop Uzumaki Naruto from doing what he wanted? It didn't make sense why was the Hokage caring about him? Sure so people cared about Naruto but why the fourth Hokage among all people? To care this much it didn't make sense.
The Hokage finally stopped at the gates of the village and then continued to walk before making tighter grip and within seconds Naruto felt sick, and the suddenly stopped and felt very dizzy and was standing on the border of the fire country. And felt the Hokage let go not light but hard and then an eerie silence came when Naruto finally came to all his senses he looked at the Hokage who was looking past the boarder of fire country.
"Why did you take me out of Konoha?" Asked Naruto as he slightly backed away from the fourth.
"Naruto…you must understand, if you have to go after Sasuke you might as well do it now, rather then go to the fifth, because she will lock you away. And the ANBU will come after you, you do know that Naruto, if you ever leave you will be marked in there bingo books." said Arashi.
" I don't care about rules and regulations…I just"
"Your just not thinking! that's what you are doing" Said Arashi harshly as he glared at Naruto.
"I AM"
"NO YOUR NOT" Yelled Arashi even louder.
"…"
"Of course you know rules and regulations are important but….that's not all there is to it" Said Arashi.
"hmm?"
"I'll tell you…you must also be able to adapt and cope with the situation, and the most
important thing to a Shinobi is team work Naruto"
"I KNOW…that…."
"Then you leaving one team member isn't team work is it? Your friend is an Uchiha? Am I right?"
"Yes?"
"Well he left for power, for something he believe he HAD to do no matter what Naruto, and do you even know where to find him? By the time you come close to even finding him, he will be long gone, and ANBU will be after you, and catch you before you ever see Sasuke again. I know your going to tell me off, but before you go trying to find him I just want you to think, Naruto just think, nothing more. If you go now, you give up on everything you have worked for. You loose in the end Naruto if you go after him. You will loose in life. Are you willing to give up your dream as Hokage for this guy who nearly killed you, and almost did again, just to bring him back were he will not stay. Let him come back on his own. Even if the bloody snake Sannin uses him, that is what he wished no? to kill his brother. If you find a way for you not to betray Konoha and the Hokages wishes, I will help you" Said Arashi as he looked down at Naruto.
"you would help me?"
"Yes"
"I don't understand something"
"What is that?"
"Why do you care so much? Why do you care for my safety? There has to be a reason behind it, just because you were my mothers friend, you care more then a friend should, I don't understand why you bother to protect me?" Said Naruto as he looked at the Hokage in the eye.
"That Naruto you will have to find out on your own" Smiled Arashi as he started to walk when he suddenly stopped. "Naruto, I want you to stay here and think what you truly want, not what others want, just what you want" said Arashi as he disappeared, in no time.
"What I want?" Said Naruto in a low whisper as he looked out at the sun set, and then fell on his but and crossed his legs and started to really think.
Arashi arrived back into the town in mere moment, and looked around, most people were still on the road, then from behind he felt something a strange un wanted presences and quickly turned to see a grey haired ninja looking at him with wide eye and looking at him for a few moment then shaking his head and laughed a bit to him self and walked up to him and said.
"Naruto, I thought you were serious when you said you saw the fourth, but this is silly using a technique to look like him" Said Kakashi as he looked at the fourth.
"I am the fourth? Is that you Kakashi…wow you do look older then me" Said Arashi as he looked at his student, it had been true a few people had told Arashi that Kakashi looked older then him.
"That's quite enough Naruto"
"I am not Naruto, how can I prove it to you?" Said Arashi as he looked at Kakashi who removed his hand from the fourths shoulder and thought for a moment.
"How did I get the Sharingan" asked Kakashi, he knew Naruto wouldn't know the answer because he never told anyone.
"You're a real pain at times Kakashi…you got that Sharingan from you friend Obito, you first LOST that eye for seriously hurt it during a mission and you went into battle, even though I strictly told you not to! And I saved your life only causing you a minor injury in you eye and shoulder?? If I can remember. And when you were running away, after you and Obito saved Rin, you were running and a boulder fell, and you never saw it, then Obito pushed you out of the way. And caused him self to have the right side of his body crushed….and he told you to take it, when he just learned how to use it that day, and Rin put his eye to yours." Said Arashi looking at Kakashi who couldn't believe his ears.
"Sensei?"
"Come Kakashi, lets sit down and have a long and well needed talk about why you are reading those books" Said Arashi as he was now holding Kakashi's book and was flipping threw the pages.
"…" and followed.
Sakura hadn't seen Naruto for about two days now, since the Hokage had literally dragged him down the road. And when she asked what happened to him, he just looked out past the horizon, and always said. 'He's spending time, alone trying to figure out his life' that's all she would ever get. And it was starting to really bug her, the Fifth was starting to get a little annoyed in not knowing where Konoha's number one annoying ninja was. And yet,
Arashi would always tell her the same thing. Sakura was standing at the entrance of the giant gate and looking in the distance thinking Arashi had taken the blonde boy some where, and she was right. In the distance she saw a blonde wearing orange pants and walking while holding an orange coat and a necklace that was glittering in the light.
"NARUTO!" Yelled Sakura as she ran towards Naruto who seemed to have a small smiled played across his features. And then instantly stopped when noticing Sakura.
"Hey Sakura" Smiled Naruto as he looked at the pink haired girl.
"Where have you been?"
"I was told to think about my life, and what I wanted"
"For two days?"
"Has it been two? I thought I was gone only a few hours" Smiled Naruto as he laughed and rubbed the back of his head.
"Naruto…"
"Don't worry Sakura I won't go back on my word, but I have to do something in order to bring him back ok? And maybe…"
"maybe?"
"Nothing…" Smiled Naruto as he walked along.
"tell me"
"Sakura do you still find me annoying after all this time?" Asked Naruto as he looked down at her.
"Annoying?"
"Yes! Do you, I remember quite well, I asked you to eat with me, the first day we became
a team, and you called me annoying." Said Naruto as he looked back towards Konoha.
"I used to, I really did, but I guess after a while you didn't seem so annoying" Said Sakura.
"I see, so it's true you can't always judge a book by its cover eh?" Said Naruto who had thought about that a lot. Until he felt something odd behind him, Sakura had felt it to a strange presences, they both spun around Kunai in hand ready for battle, but nothing was there. They both looked at each other confused. And then quickened there pace and quickly went back inside the safety of the gates. Where they found a blonde Hokage waiting.
"Hey!" Smiled Naruto as he walked up to see a grim face plastered across the Hokages face.
"Fourth, What happened?" Asked Sakura as he and Naruto looked at the Hokage.
"Naruto, Sakura…I have just been informed that Asuma Sarutobi, has passed on.."
(I know Naruto was told in a different way, Yes I read how he died, but this is my story, and I make him die anyway I want….wow that sounds kinda bad for me to say )
Sakura and Naruto stood there in mortal shock, how could this happen? Sure neither of them really knew him, only threw Shikamaru, and that was about it, but now they find out he was passed on. The town seemed to be quite that day, a little to quite. They had found out he died on a mission from two Akatsuki members. Naruto had wanted to find Shikamaru but couldn't be found anywhere. They all stood there later that day, most of Konoha stood there to pay there respects to Asuma, and Kurenai stood before the grave just knelt there. Life had seemed to stop. So many deaths had resulted more then it should. It is told that a ninja will die on a mission, and others will to trying to protect one. Naruto had asked a question when the third had died, he asked why do ninja die to protect others? (somewhere along the lines of that) and he was told that the reason Ninjas protect one another, is because once a person dies, there Future the present and there past is gone.
Naruto stood there, and looked around Shikamaru was no where to be found, he heard Ino in the background asking where he was, but he never heard the answer that came, because there before his eyes the fourth went up in his black outfit and knelt down next to the woman and she seemed to speak something before breaking down into tears again and start to cry uncontrollably onto his shoulder while he just stayed to comfort her.
The funeral ended, people went there separate ways, but Naruto stayed behind with the fourth who was now looking up towards the huge carving of himself. He seemed to stay like that for quite along time until Naruto came up from behind him and stood next to him.
"What are you thinking about?"
"Different things"
"Mind sharing?"
"Have you got the time?" smiled the Hokage as he looked at him.
"Yeah"
"I'm just thinking Naruto it's nothing special…"
"You look depressed and when people are depressed I heard you should talk about it" Smiled Naruto as he looked at the fourth.
"if I should take back my place"
"What do you mean? as in Hokage"
"Yes"
"Why wouldn't you? That was your dream when you were a boy right, and you were Hokage…"
"Until I died, I know"
"So why not…Ta"
"Why not take it again, because I had my chance Naruto, and tomorrow was supposed to be the day I am rightfully Hokage again. But I realized I had my chance at it once, and all people get is one chance, and I shouldn't even be here right now. It wasn't my choice to come back, none of this was. I never meant to cause pain…but.."
"That's just how things happen, and I under stand….Fourth could you tell me something?"
"What is that?"
"What happens after you, you know? Die" Asked Naruto.
"That Naruto, you will have to find out on your own" Said Arashi as he turned his back to the faces and started to walk.
"AWW! Come on and tell me"
"Naruto that would be defying the laws" Said Arashi as he continued to walk.
"So?"
"….what am I going to do with you Naruto?"
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