Chapter 3

Trying to find you...where are you?

In the light, in the dark

What is keeping you?

It is so hard to see...

Will you ever fin-

That's strange. Why did the song stop? It had never stopped playing since I died. What was going on? I felt a hand brush my cheek. I started.

"It is an honor to meet the great Yondaime of the land of Konohagakure," a voice said clearly as a bell.

A chill ran down my spine. Somebody was behind me, somebody was talking to me. Who was this person? It was obviously a female, by the high pitch of her voice.

"Who are you?" I asked, trying to put authority into my voice.

The person behind me chuckled a little. "Why, Yondaime-sama, I'm the one who is going to bring you back to life."

My jaw dropped. "Bring…me back…to life?"

"That is what you want, don't you? I've heard all of your cries and pains over your son and wife," she cooed. "Don't you remember me?"

"You? I don't know you," I replied angrily.

"But, you do. You do!" she said eagerly. "I was the one that sung songs for you ever since you got here!"

"Who are you?" I repeated.

Her hand caressed my cheek. "I am Janza."

"Janza…" I repeated, letting the name roll off my tongue with ease.

"Yes, I am Janza. Do you know what Janza means in my language?" she asked.

"No." Who was this woman?

"It means angel."

"Angel?" I questioned.

"I was sent here, by someone you love."

I took her hand from my cheek and held it, still not turning around. "Who?!" I asked, tension growing within me.

"The fox-boy."

"Naruto?" I asked, in a dazed voice. I let her hand fall from my grasp. I swiftly turned around and saw the most beautiful woman kneeling before me. Her skin was pale, as if she had never seen any sunlight. Her ankle long hair was so white that it glowed. And her eyes, her eyes were the most beautiful. They were as blue as the cleanest and clearest ocean. They shined with mischief. She looked to be around the age of twenty. She looked so young. She couldn't be from this world. She was just…too beautiful. She wore a dress that seemed to be made of clouds, the purest of white.

Janza nodded. "Yes, he sent me here to find you."

"That can't be possible!" I yelled. What was going on?! Naruto is only five years old! He couldn't possibly know how to do the forbidden jutsu! I'm pretty sure he can't even do one! Unless… "Did the Kyuubi send you?"

Janza raised her eyebrows. "No. The boy you call Naruto sent me."

My eyes narrowed. "Are you sure?"

"Even though the Kyuubi is inside the boy, it wasn't the one that sent me. I would've known who it was if it tried to disguise itself in the boy's body," Janza said firmly.

"Then, he's dead?" my voice cracked. Had my son sacrificed himself to save me?

"Yes," she said, showing no emotion in her eyes. "But, if you come with me, he will never die, until it is his time to die."

"You mean, of old age?" I asked, not too sure.

"Yes."

I softened. "Naruto…" I said softly. So he had obviously realized why I put the Kyuubi no Yoko in him! He knew that I was the one that sealed it inside him, and yet he still wanted to see me! I know that I was a father for only a few days, but the feeling that was growing inside of me, made me think that this was maybe how you're supposed to feel when you've done something right for a child.

Janza stood. She extended her hand towards me. "Now, we must go. Come," she commanded.

I nodded and got up on my feet. My hand took hold of hers. And with that, she walked into the depths of the darkness, taking me along with her.

"Where are you taking me?" I finally got enough courage to speak to her about it.

"I am taking you back," she said, not even looking over her shoulder. "To your world, to your time."

"My time?" I asked excitedly. "So, you mean that it'd be like I've never died? Are you taking me back to that night?"

"No."

"Then, where?" I was curious to know where I would be going.

"You have been dead for five years, yes?"

"Yes," I said slowly.

"Then you will return to life five years after you were killed."

I jerked her hand to make her stop. "Tell me why I can't return to that night," I growled.

Janza whipped around to face me. "Because I chose for it to be this way," she said, just as menacingly.

I grew frustrated. "But, what about my wife? I have to help her raise Naruto! I want to hear Naruto say his first word! I want to be there when Naruto takes his first steps! And most importantly, I want to be there, besides my wife, telling all that Konohagakure had experienced that night was only a nightmare. I want to comfort them! I want to be with the villagers! I want to be with my family!" I yelled.

"You will not!" Janza yelled, raising her voice higher than mine. "You must not deny my wishes!"

"Then I don't want to be brought back!"

"You will!" she shrieked. "You will! I am bound to you by contract to bring you back to life!"

"If you have the power to bring me back to life, then take me back to when everything started to happen!"

Janza closed her eyes and relaxed. I started to feel relieved. Good, she has given in.

She muttered something that I could not hear. I leaned in closer. "What?" I asked.

"You have made me," she opened her eyes. I took a step back. Her eye color was changed…into blood red. "very angry."

I hesitantly reached out to touch her fragile shoulder. "Please, I want to see my family. I want to see my village. Can't you understand that? I love them. Don't you have anyone you love?"

Janza threw my hand off. "Get your mortal hands off me! An angel does not love!" she cried.

I stood there, waiting for her to calm down. She took a few deep breaths and began to talk again. "You will do as I say."

I was not going to lose to this. If there was a way that I could come back on that night, I was not going to give up the chance. "You will take me back to my time! To the night I died!" I said through clenched teeth.

"Stop it."

"You will take me back to that night!"

"Stop it!"

"Please! You must understand! You have to!"

"STOP IT!" she shrieked.

I fell silent, but nevertheless, I wouldn't let my eyes stray from her face.

"You will pay for questioning my actions!" she cried.

I stopped. What had I done? What if I just lost my opportunity, my only opportunity, to ever come back to life? I cursed myself, I was being selfish and letting my mouth get ahead of me before I would think. I should've taken the chance to go back five years after my death rather than the same year that I died. It would've been a lot better if had only gone, rather than staying back here.

I gulped, then I remembered something. "But, you said you were bound by contract!" I cried in desperation.

Janza nodded, her eyes glistening with anger. "Yes, I am. But-"

My stomach flipped. What was 'but'?

"I will make you pay!"

"But, you will send me back?" I asked, excitement rising within me again.

"Yes."

Janza opened her mouth and shrieked. It wasn't a regular shriek either. It was abnormal. I pierced my mind and soul. It ripped me from the inside out. Pain was searing throughout me. I fell on my knees and clutched my head. I screamed.

Then, there was a searing light and all went dark. I had passed out, yet I was still conscious about the things going on around me.

The screeching stopped, but I could hear Janza's voice. "There, Yondaime Hokage. I've finally been released from the contract. Have fun with your new life. Hopefully, this will teach you a lesson: never make me angry."

Reviewer Responses:

TFI-Muse: I was tetering about it for awhile with Gaara. But, yes, he will be in this story.

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hollywood1390: Was this soon enough?

One Azn Dragon: You always notice my mistakes, don't you? LOL! J/K, I'm not angry. Yeah, I guess that's what would've happened but we don't want Kakashi to become decapitated, now do we? Nah, that'd not be cool at all. So, you're doing some original pairings for Naruto. Wow! I've never even seen any of these pairings before! I can't wait for those to come out. Hope I didn't confuse you on this chapter...

TomokiG: Thank you for your compliments. Thank you for your honesty. You maybe right, but I'm trying to improve as a writer, so I try to add something extra. And regards to Shizune's name, I changed it in the other chapters. Thanks for telling me about that!

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mooneyoukai: Well, in this chapter you can tell that he is like a family man and still feels responsible for Konoha. I hope you (and all the other readers) will like the way how I potray him next chapter.

swt-angel-babi3: lol! Sorry about that...but I like cliffies...it gets you to want to read more. Thank you for your compliments!

deadbolts: Whatever.

krn-kimbap: I don't know if Saku/Naru will work out in my other fanfic. But hey, I'll try and see what I can do.

Neonn: I'm glad you liked it! ;) I'm SO glad you read it too! Since you and Jossi are the only ones that I personally know that are reading this fic, and has seen a picture that I drew of Naruto and Gaara, you're further ahead then all of the other readers in here! Even if you have no idea what those marks on Naruto's body are. Anyway, I'm gonna ink it later tonight to make it prettyful! Yay! And, agreed! Angst is indeed, a happy thing! Is it just me, or is Senor Wilding a little bit obsessive with that camera?

Kittfox: I'm trying! See? I just barely typed up a new chapter! :D

Ok this chapter was freakin' crappy...not as crappy as other chapters in the past, but still crappy. So, I apologize for that. But, I promise that the next chapter will be a lot better!

Yondaime: I come back to life! Wahoo!

And, I promsie that he won't be hyper either...

Yondaime: POCKY! /pulls out a pack of pocky/

Calm down! Never give a Hokage sugar...

Yondaime: POCKY GOOD! /chows down on pocky/

About the summary for this fanfic. It doesn't even describe that much in the story...cuz there's a lot more to this story than you know.

Yondaime: That's right! And I know what exactly's gonna happen too!/whispers/ Actually, I have no idea.

I'm also gonna have to give this fic a new category: angst.

Yondaime: Sad?

Yeah. Well, gotta go! Hoped you enjoyed it! I will update soon for all of those people that ask for me to update soon! I guarantee it!

Please review!