Cry of The Rain
Legacy Learned IV
Jutsu
Thoughts
Kyuubi
OOC: Here comes the explanation of a deadly condition of Naruto, and the Second Exam's start, and A enemy appears! I don't own Naruto.
Naruto's eyes went wide as his heart stopped, and only but a second later, he collapsed. Sakura saw this and gasped, drawing attention to many. One of the proctors moved in to check Naruto, only to find him raising his head and saying, "I'm fine, just…something else." The people around, proctors and all, looked unconvinced, but the exam continued. Naruto kept quiet, but with his free hand clutched on his heart, growling to himself, "Why did this have to happen of all times, to me." He continued writing answers for the test. He felt his heart get closer, but ignored it, as he finished the best he could, when Ibiki gave the choice of leaving. Lucky for him, Sakura and Sasuke did not raise their hands. Then, came the surprise, and Ibiki announced those who had stayed, passed.
Naruto's jaw dropped, and he yelled out, "NANI!?!" much to the amusement of Ibiki and others. Ibiki spoke, "The whole first exam was to encourage you to cheat, to test your skills, the final question was to see who the confident ones were and who weren't." Naruto blinked and slowly nodded, and leaped from his seat about two feet when a purple haired woman came crashing in. The woman said, "I am Miratashi, Anko, and I am the second exam proctor!" Naruto and many others looked at her, and slowly nodded. Finally, the teams were sent off to prepare for the second exam. However, Naruto was forced to the hospital by Sakura, Kakashi, and Shizaru. As the doctors did the check up, they found a very horrible thing, something they knew would not go well over. As Sarutobi arrived to hear what the doctors had to say, they spoke with a grave voice, "It's some form of a disease we have yet to specify…"
Naruto's eyes widened and said, "What is it doing?" The doctors looked at each other and then spoke, "It is killing you, to be general, but to be specific, and It is stopping all functions of the heart, very slowly." All eyes went wide, except for the doctors, who looked sad they had to tell this news. Naruto said, "W-What!?! How did this happen?" Shizaru spoke, "I think it was when you took the senbon, one of them was poisoned." Naruto looked down at the floor, clenching his hands and he asked, "How long until I die?" The head doctor said, "At best, 3 years, at the least, a month." Shizaru's eyes narrowed and said, "Sarutobi, we need to get Tsunade here and quick." Sarutobi said, "During the training, you can go." Shizaru nodded and quickly left, as did Kakashi, leaving Sarutobi, Sakura, Naruto, and the doctors. Sakura hugged Naruto, tears flowing down her cheeks. Naruto wrapped an arm around her and said, "It will be alright, Sakura-chan, they will find a cure." Sakura sobbed into Naruto's shoulders, not wanting to let go. Sarutobi beckoned the doctors to leave and spoke once they did, "Naruto, will you be able to continue the exams?" Naruto looked at Sarutobi said, "Yes." Sakura pulled back a bit, looking at her boyfriend in shock. She said, "No, Naruto-kun, you can't continue!" Naruto looked at her and said, "I have a month, Sakura, three years at best, I'll be fine." He kissed her forehead, and hugged her.
Sakura hugged back and said, "You baka…" Naruto chuckled and the couple left to go rest and talk. Sarutobi sighed and said, "Jiriyia, come out." Jiriyia once more came into view, having hidden himself outside. He said, "We'll need more then Tsunade working on curing Naruto." Sarutobi nodded and said, "I'll get the hospital working on a cure quick." Jiriyia sighed and said, "He is going to have some rough times, Sarutobi-sensei." Sarutobi nodded and said, "He will, but he will persevere, He is Minato's child." Jiriyia nodded and said, "How well do you think he'll fare in the forest?" Sarutobi said, "The question is, How well will the forest fare with Naruto's power?" Jiriyia's eyes narrowed and said, "You mean…" Sarutobi nodded and said, "It is happening faster, he isn't going to be who he is very longer."
Meanwhile…
As Naruto and Sakura lay in a field, looking at the stars, Naruto spoke, "Sakura-chan, I promise, We'll find a cure, and I don't want to die young." Sakura said, "I don't want you to die on me, period, Naruto-kun." She snuggled into him and laid there in his arms, until she felt Naruto shift and his lips touch hers. She smiled into the kiss and kissed back, wrapping her arms around Naruto. The couple held out the kiss for a while before Naruto broke it and spoke, "I won't, I promise." And he smiled at her, before picking her up and appearing in her bedroom a second later. He laid her down, and they kissed one last time before Naruto said, "Good night, my blossom." which she replied with, "Good night, my prince." So, he was gone to his own home. He stripped his shirt off and looked at himself in the mirror and saw his eyes were now becoming more and more of the Kyuubi's eyes. He shook his head and climbed into bed, falling to the sleep that he needed. He knew tomorrow would be a big time for his team, the start of the second exam.
Next Morning, at the Forest of Death
As teams arrived at the Forest of Death, Anko explained the whole detail, and Naruto was intrigued. He knew some teams would come for his, but they were underestimating his power, and Sakura's mind. Naruto got the scroll that was needed, a Heaven Scroll, and his team stood at the gate they were asked to stand at. He kissed Sakura's cheek and spoke to his team, "Let's do our best, alright?" Sasuke and Sakura nodded as the time ticked by. Finally, the exam started and the teams shot off into the forest. Naruto was leading when he heard something and twisted to the right as a kunai sailed past him. A lone Ame ninja lunged out, only to be stopped by a punch to the gut, from Naruto. Naruto then spoke, "Water Fist Barrage." His fist then pummeled into the Ame Ninja, who flew back out of sight. Naruto sighed and the team took a small rest. Naruto said, "We need to be on guard." Sasuke glared at him and said, "We know that, dobe." Naruto rolled his eyes and then he heard something. He sniffed the air and looked around.
A little too late, a female voice spoke, "Fuuton: Daitoppa." Naruto's eyes went wide and he grabbed his teammates and dived to the side as a huge wind blew, and made a path. At the origin of where the jutsu was said, stood a woman who was from Grass. She spoke to her teammates, "I'll handle the brats." She then licked her lips and began to walk forward. She smirked as she came into view of Team 7. Naruto turned his head and growled, standing in the way. He said, "I guess this will be a longer fight." The woman laughed and stared at the boy, and noticed his features and she thought, So this is Minato's boy, This will be interesting. She then spoke, "Of course, shall we?" Naruto nodded, before Kyuubi spoke to him.
Kid, look closely, Take a gander on who that really is, use your mind and your eyes
So Naruto did and his eyes went wide, seeing past the illusion. His worried thoughts were simple, How could he be here, now of all times? Why is he here? He then looked at Sasuke and then looked at the woman and then the idea came to him and he shifted his stance. He growled and said, "Lets dance." The two lunged for each other and fought with Taijutsu, making no upper hand until Naruto did an uppercut punch, and then kicked to the stomach, sending the woman back. The woman pulled away from where she had hit and licked her lips and said, "Your very strong, boy." Naruto did not reply for a bit, just staring and then shifted his stances again. His eyes became brighter and he spoke, "I knew I'd meet you again…" He paused to let the woman narrow her eyes, as she knew she was truly figured out.
"Hello again, Orochimaru."