A/N: Whew! It's been an eon since my last update!! Hahaha!! Sorry ;p Thanks for your reviews! Anyway, please R&R!!
Disclaimer: I… I… I do not own Naruto!!!! (runs away with precious diamond-like tears flowing from my eyes)
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Recap:
He grinned. "Well, of course! Dying would be a piece of cake for me 'cuz I've been through it twice!"
Sasuke smirked by Naruto's statement. "You're such a dobe, dobe."
"You shut your fat mouth, teme! Haha… it's so nice calling you that…"
"Don't say that. You're making me think that it will be your last time to call me that."
"Hehe, sorry… Sorry for calling you a burden before… I didn't mean to say that… I was just… well… outraged…"
"Stop it! I don't wanna here anymore of your say-goodbye-like words!"
"Hahahah… sorry again. Anyhow, let's go; our son is waiting for us!"
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Chapter 5: The Risk
"This computer says that Akira's within Replica Tube No. 1503." Naruto informed.
"Hn… Let's go."
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"1499… 1500… 1501… 1502… 1503! Hey, Sasuke, here's our kid!"
"Yeah, I know." He said while typing in some code. Well, he's trying to release their son from the tube.
"Oi, teme! Stupid as always, eh? Why do that if we can do this?" Naruto foxily grinned with an out-of-nowhere pipe on his hand.
"Look who's stupid," he said as he intelligently closed his eyes, "if we do that…"
'CRASH!!'
"Huh? …… What did you just do, you usuratonkachi?!"
"I… released our son?"
"You might've killed him."
"WHAT!? Why didn't you tell me earlier, teme!??!" He yelled rushing to Akira's side. "Are you alive, Akira-chan!? Answer me!!!"
Hmph… I tried to tell you… Sasuke thought, rolling his eyes.
"Whew! He's still breathing!"
"Good." He monotonously replied.
"…"
"Hn?"
"His heart-rate is dangerously dropping… I already need to perform that jutsu…"
"Are you sure that you'll do this? I mean, if ever you made a mistake here, you may die."
"Teme, he's our son; I just can't let him die there. And besides I don't really own this life-chakra that I have now…"
"Naruto…… Damn it! If only I know how to perform that jutsu…" He burst out.
"Sasuke," Naruto touched the pale cheeks of his husband, "I've made my decision… Don't worry, I promise that I won't die."
"If you break that promise, I'll follow you just to make sure that you'll be sorry."
The meaning may not be floating on the water, but Naruto truly understood what Sasuke meant. "You don't have to do that, teme. By the way, it's time that we save our son."
"Hn."
So, Naruto neared his son and made some hand-seals. Then, he focused his right hand on Akira's chest. An emerald light beamed from Naruto's hand unto Akira's chest and soon enough, that light engulfed them.
"Naruto!"
"Don't come near, Sasuke!"
Soon, the light faded away.
"He'll be waking up soon." Naruto said.
"Oh, good. Are you okay?" Sasuke tried to ask monotonously, but anxiousness was evident in his voice.
"Yeah, I'm okay…" Naruto collapsed.
"Damn it, dobe, don't lie to me." He scolded after catching him.
"Hehe, I guess I'm a bit tired." Naruto grinned weakly.
"Maybe it's best if we spend the night here. I don't think Orochimaru will be back here."
"Good idea…" He replied as he fell into a deep slumber.
-Next day-
The sun shone down unto the angel-carved face of Akira. He fluttered his eyes open and sat up.
"Good thing your awake, Akira. I've caught some fish from the lake. Breakfast is ready so wake your dad up now." Sasuke said.
Akira shook Naruto lightly.
Weird… He usually wakes up easily… He thought as he shook harder. "Dad, wake up now. Breakfast is ready."
Even as he shook harder, Naruto didn't move a finger.
"Dad! Wake up!" Akira yelled.
"What's wrong?" Sasuke asked.
"It's Dad. I can't wake him up, Tou-san!"
"What!" Sasuke rushed to Naruto's side and started shaking him madly. "Dobe! Wake up!!"
-Inside Naruto's mind-
Huh… It's been a long time since I've been here… He thought as he wandered the factory-like hallway. At the end of it was a colossal gate with a small paper saying, 'Sign' attached on it.
"Naruto…" Somebody called from the shadow beyond the bars.
"K-Kyuubi, right?" He replied.
Two fierce eyes and a terrifying set of teeth appeared.
"Why am I here again?" Naruto asked.
"You've transferred almost all of your life-chakra on that kid. Because of that, your physical form is now suffering a shut-down."
"Oh… So, that's what happened." He bowed his head down, realizing the consequence of his actions. "Is… there any way that I can go back to consciousness?"
"Of course there is." Kyuubi smirked.
"And what's that supposed to be?" Naruto raised an eyebrow.
"You will have to borrow some life-chakra from my unlimited supply of them."
"I know what you're up to." He frowned.
"But if you're that desperate to go back to consciousness, then you will take that risk." The Kyuubi's smirk widened even more.
"Well, guess what—I won't be taking that risk."
"It's up to you, but if you've changed your mind, just approach me. By the way, you can hear everything on the outside from here."
"Wait, I thought you had vanished along with the other eight Bijuu. Why are you here?"
"Um… well… This is my place okay!"
"This is my body."
"Heck, I don't want to be inside Kokishin's body neither do I want to be in that humongous statue where we were sealed."
"Talk about humongous…" Naruto rolled his eyes.
-In the real world-
"There's no use; he's not waking up, but he's still breathing." Sasuke said.
"Why is Dad like that?" Akira asked.
"You were dying last night because your life-chakra was being transferred drastically to your replica, Daisuke. You're dad performed a kinjutsu that had transferred his life-chakra to you for you to survive. That's why…"
"Dad… why did you do that…?"
"We better be going to Konoha soon before Oto ninjas find out that we're here." Sasuke said as he carried Naruto on a piggyback.
"Hai."
-Konohagakure-
"Sasuke-kun! Akira-chan! I'm glad you're safe!" A pink-haired medic-nin approached them. "Wait… where's Naruto?"
"He's on my back."
"My… What happened to him?" Sakura asked.
"He doesn't wake up." Akira answered. "Please attend to him, Aunt Sakura."
"Sure…" She replied and being an incredibly strong woman next to Tsunade, she carried Naruto and went to the hospital. I didn't know Naruto is this light…
I've always wanted to be this close to Sakura when I was a kid… Naruto thought.
Sakura laid the sleeping ninja on a white hospital bed. Tsunade examined Naruto and did some tests.
"Hm… His body is having a temporary shut-down because his life-chakra was almost completely drained out from him." Tsunade said.
"How long will he be sleeping?" Sakura asked.
"It'll probably take an ordinary person 20 years before he comes back to consciousness, but because Naruto is no ordinary person, he'll be back within 5 years."
"But why does it take that long?"
"It's life-chakra we're talking about here. When you were born, you were given 100 percent of the life-chakra you can contain. After a tough battle, you may be confined to a hospital for a week or maybe a month, but that'll take only about 5 to 20 percent of your life-chakra. In Naruto's case, he lost 90 percent of his life-chakra. That's why it'll take him 5 years just to be back to his consciousness."
"…" She quieted down.
"I'll be going; some other patients need me." Tsunade said as she exited the room.
Sakura sat down beside Naruto and gently touched his pale, whiskered cheeks.
"Naruto… Y'know… I hate the way you grin, the way you talk, the way you move… just… everything! I've always thought that I hate you… but the truth is… I… love you… In a friendly way, though. You were always by my side… You did everything to help me… But now… I can't do anything to help you…"
Sakura… it's okay… Naruto said in his mind.
Suddenly, tears streamed down her flushed cheeks. "Darn it! What kind of a medic-nin am I?! Why can't I heal you?! Of all people, why is it you?! Why?! Why?!"
Sakura……
She started wiping her tears with her hands. "Haha… It's useless to be talking to someone who's sleeping… If you hear what I'm saying right now, you'll probably be rolling on the floor and laughing! Hahaha! But… but I would rather see you like that…"
-Outside the hospital-
"Oi, Sasuke!" A slender man with a high ponytail that wears an ANBU uniform approached. A beautiful blonde woman and a cute little chocolate-haired kid were following him.
"Hey." He replied.
"I heard Naruto's in the hospital." Ino said.
"Yeah… The Hyuuga cousins went inside just before you came."
"Will Uncle Naruto be alright?" Mihana asked Ino.
"I dunno, hun." Ino replied. "Ah, Sasuke-kun, how is he?"
"I don't wanna know…" He coldly answered back.
Shikamaru went inside, mumbling something like, "troublesome." Mihana just followed him.
"Hey, Sasuke-kun, won't you come, too?" Ino asked.
"I… I can't see him like that…" Sasuke turned his back on her.
"Okay, then, see 'yah later." She said as she went inside, too.
-After several months-
'Cling, clang!' The door-chime rang.
"Welcome to--" Ino turned her head. "Oh… Hey, there, Shika-kun. Would you want some lunch?"
Suddenly, an earthquake occurred.
"Mommy! I'm scared!!" Mihana cried as she clung to Ino's skirt.
"It's ok, hun." She hugged her. Then, the earthquake stopped. "The earthquakes are getting more frequent recently. I wonder what's up."
"So troublesome…" Shikamaru sighed.
-Somewhere near Konoha-
"Orochimaru-sama, everything's ready. Please give us a signal when we'll be attacking Konohagakure." A ninja informed.
Orochimaru smirked evilly. "We'll be attacking right after the sun sets. Kukukuku…"
TBC
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A/N: Hey, there! I hope my plot doesn't get worse. Hehe. Pray that the next chapter won't take this long again! Hahahaha! Please R&R! Thanks!
By the way, I just made up the Chakura Idou no Jutsu. I don't even know if my Japanese is right! Haha. And hey! I thought the 9 Bijuu are gone! How come Kyuubi is still here?!
Kyuubi: "It's because I'm the protagonist and this is my story."
Sammix: "It's not your story! It's mine! So, out you go and don't you ever come back! (Kicks Kyuubi out of the house)"
Kyuubi: "(Whines…) But if it weren't for me, Naruto would be dead…"
Sammix: "Oh, yeah… Hehe, sorry! (Pulls Kyuubi in) Would you want some cookies?"
Ja ne!!!!!!!