Yeah so I'm back, and have a tonne of things to do, so updates will be slow...I have everything figured out, but no time to type it up...unless you prefer I failed school, got this computer confiscated and never to write again, please please please don't pressure me. glares at specific people Well anyway...the chapter after this is...uhhhhhhh...a surprise...well either that or the chapter after that is special...
They walked down the road together, side by side as calmly as possible. They needed to constantly be on the alert. Little boys were always viewed with misgiving practically anywhere they went…especially if they happened to be named Uzumaki Naruto, and more recently: Uchiha Sasuke. However right now, no one could possibly suspect them of any wrongdoing today. They were just two little kids walking together on a nice day, talking about silly, little childish things.
"Seriously, rock beats scissors. Everyone knows that!"
"Metal is harder than rock, and scissors are sharper."
"Rocks are bigger and they can bend scissors."
"Scissors can stab people!"
"Since when did this have anything to do with killing people?"
"We're ninjas! Of course we have to think of these sorts of things dattebayo!!"
"Well, then I could bash your head in with a rock!"
"I'd stab you first!"
This was such a dumb conversation, thought Sasuke. Of course rock beat scissors; that was just the way things were. Then again, Naruto never was one to leave things the way they were, much less follow the rules…
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"Hey…what's that old guy doing over there?" asked Naruto, pointing towards a white-haired old man crouching in front of the women's bath.
"Do you think he's lost?"
"I guess so…"
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Pervert…smirked the older Sasuke shaking his head knowingly.
What does that word mean? His younger self asked him.
You'll find out when you're older.
Iruka-sensei used that word to describe Naruto's transformation jutsu…
Like I said, you'll find out when you're older.
The older Sasuke's tone made it clear not to press the matter any further, so his younger self sullenly agreed not to ask anymore questions. There was no way he was going to grow up to be such a stingy meany-head like that guy…
I heard that.
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"HEY!!!! OJII-SAN!!!!"
Jiraiya momentarily glanced away from his research to see what was going on. Two little kids about six-years old were looking pointedly at him, and shouting a good distance away.
"THE MEN'S SIDE IS OVER THERE!!!" shouted the blonde one, who had a pair of green goggles on his forehead.
Jiraiya turned back to his research. He wasn't that old. He was only forty something years old now…Well he did have perfectly white hair, which did have something to do with people calling him an old man…
"HEEEEEEEEEYYYY!!! YOU'RE AT THE WRONG SIDE!!!" shouted both kids at him. He ignored them. Stupid brats. If they were too loud, some of those women might begin to suspect something…eh heh…
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Naruto traded a look with Sasuke.
Maybe he can't hear us, communicated Naruto in a simple head shake.
Sasuke shrugged in response.
Well, that guy does look pretty old… was what his unspoken answer was. They decided to get closer.
"Heey…Ojii-san…you're on the wrong side dattebayo…" said Naruto, sticking his face really close to the old man's.
"What are you looking at anyway?" he continued loudly, trying to see what the white-haired man was gazing at so intently. Naruto spoke in the curious voice of a six-year old who just wanted to know what was going on. The old man pushed Naruto's head away, still watching, a strange expression on his face.
"Why are you watching the women's bath?" asked the six-year old boy. He turned to Sasuke who simply shrugged expressively, clearly saying:
I don't know why anyone would want to do that…
Naruto thought quietly for a bit.
"HEY!! Ojii-san, are you a pervert????" exclaimed Naruto loudly as a thought occurred to him. Immediately the old man spoke.
"SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" he shushed at the little boy.
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The Older Sasuke shook his head chuckling.
Stupid Jiraiya…he said, you should know of all people…Uzumaki Naruto, is the world's number one loudest, unpredictable ninja…emphasis on the loudest. You could chop him limb from limb, but you will never shut him up dattebayo!
You know this guy? HE knows Naruto? Did you just say 'dattebayo'?!?!?! exclaimed his younger mentality shocked.
Yes I do know this old guy. He's the Toad Sage, one of Konoha's legendary Sannin: Jiraiya…or Ero-Sennin, as he is aptly called by Naruto if you prefer. He's the one who teaches Naruto Rasengan…the older Sasuke winced in remembrance of when Naruto had smacked him with one of those…
You said 'dattebayo'…
That was to emphasize the point that it's impossible to keep Naruto quiet.
I don't get it.
You don't have to. Wait till you're older and have a more sophisticated sense of humour.
What does 'sophisticated' mean?
Forget it.
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"Hey Sasuke! This guy's a pervert dattebayo!!" shouted the little blonde kid to his dark-haired friend. The women had obviously all heard that last statement and ran screaming from the door. Jiraiya froze in shock, from being denied his research…all because of two little kids…well mainly one. The dark-haired boy hadn't said a word…that little blonde brat…Jiraiya glared at the little boy, who glared right back with squinty eyes. There was something strikingly familiar about this kid…No…no way!!! It couldn't be…
The same hair colour…the same way it stuck up in odd angles…the same squinty eyed smile or glare…It was too coincidental.
"Hey, ojii-san…are you really a pervert?" asked the little boy.
"No…" Since they had asked, he might as well admit it…
"I'M A MEGA PERV!!!" laughed Jiraiya maniacally. The two kids traded confused glances.
"Oh. Okay…" said the little kids, turning away.
"Huh?" he said, confused. How could they react like that to such a declaration?
"Hey kid…what's your name?" he called to them stopping them as they walked down the road.
"Me or him?" asked the dark-haired boy.
"Both of you?"
"Uchiha Sasuke." An Uchiha huh? Should have guessed that with those eyes and hair…probably Fugako's (?) son…
"I'm gonna be the next Hokage!!" shouted the blonde boy.
The Uchiha elbowed his friend in the ribs gently.
"Silly, that's not your name!"
"But I just thought that this old guy should know that dattebayo…" he whispered loudly to his friend. Jiraiya felt a vein pulse in his forehead. Old? HIM?!?!
"This is what Iruka-sensei means by answering the question I think…"
"Oh…"
The blonde boy smiled hugely at him.
"My name's Uzumaki Naruto, I'm gonna be the greatest ninja anyone's ever seen!!"
Jiraiya was momentarily surprised, but his features settled into an easy smile.
Uzumaki Naruto eh…? I guess he takes right after you Arashi…he seems to be okay…
"Owwwwwwwwww…." Winced Naruto as they began to walk off, clutching his stomach.
"What?"
"I think I ate something weird again…"
"Don't tell me you didn't listen to Kakashi-sensei again!! He told you to read the labels!!"
"But I don't know what carbalifitherates are!!!"
"Neither do I, but that's not the point!!"
Jiraiya's eyes widened.
Okay Arashi, I retract that last statement…maybe not everything's okay...I think your son eats garbage…
The little boy scratched at his stomach, for a moment revealing the edge of a seal.
Or your seal isn't working as well as it should be…
His friend smacked his hand away.
"Iruka-sensei said not to scratch!!"
"Heeeyy!! Sasuke…you're being as bad as Iruka-sensei…"
"I'm just worried about you! That's all!! You keep eating weird things, and you had to go to the hospital yesterday!!" he heard the Uchiha chastise his friend as they walked off. That kid sounded almost as if he was Naruto's mother…smirked Jiraiya. The smirk slowly slipped off of the Sannin's face.
Things might have gotten a bit complicated after all…
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Gaara stared straight ahead, not daring to look at his older brother Kankuro or his sister Temari. They hate me…because Kaa-san died when I was born…no…she died because I was born…he thought morosely. The right side of his forehead where he had written in blood ai was itchy. He raised a hand to scratch it, and everyone in a two metre radius flinched, except for the Kazekage.
Everyone hates me…everyone's scared of me…he thought sadly. He wanted to cry, but he always got tired after he cried…and he didn't want to fall asleep. If he fell asleep he'd have that horrible, horrible nightmare again. How long had it been since he had ever slept? He couldn't remember. For as long as he could remember he could never fall asleep willingly. His body refused to let him…People said he had the look of an insomniac…they had until they found out who he was. Why were people scared of him anyway? Gaara knew that answer. Because I'm a monster... the reason why Yashamaru hated me…
Gaara had always known that he was the human container of the one-tailed Shukaku of Sand, and that he was intended to become the Hidden Village of Sand's greatest weapon. He also knew that they had thought him unstable due to his feelings…He hadn't meant to hurt anyone! Why didn't people understand that?!? He was so sick and tired of being alone…
"Welcome, Kazekage. How long has it been? Six years?" said an old man wearing a funny red hat. Gaara wondered who the old guy was.
"Hokage. It's been a while…You've gotten older since we last met…" was his father's answer.
That old man was the Hokage? He didn't look like a ninja in Gaara's opinion.
"And who might these three charming children be? Yours I presume? How's your wife?" asked the old man, peering down at Gaara and his siblings.
"She's dead. Died six-years ago," was the curt response.
Gaara stared at his feet. It was his fault his mother died…she had been the one sacrificed to place the Shukaku inside him. She had hated him too, though he had never met her. Yashamaru said that she had cursed him…Did everyone hate him without ever getting to know him? No one cared about how he felt about all of this…Didn't anyone think that maybe he felt bad about having been born, and having caused someone's death?
The Hokage nodded somberly.
"A lot of people died six-years ago…we lost a lot of fine young people…The Yondaime's wife died then as well…"
"Really now…I heard that Arashi had a child," said Gaara's father.
"Yes… He'd be about the same age as your little one there," the old man said, gesturing towards Gaara.
"Is it true about the Yondaime sealed the Kyuubi within his own child?"
The Hokage looked at Gaara's father, his eyes narrowed.
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Are you simply trying to justify what you've done to your own? I may be getting on in years, but I am not senile yet. That little boy's eyes give it away, Kazekage. You should know that… thought the Hokage.
"Yes he did. Simply because there was no other option," he said calmly.
"It was impossible to destroy the Kyuubi, and sealing it within himself was no option…An adult would be unwise, since the chances of symbiosis were slim. Isn't that so, Kazekage?" he said looking at the other man with a challenging look in his eyes.
The other man met the look coldly, without a hint of emotion in his eyes.
"Yes, that does make sense…"
They simply glared at each other for a long moment. This hardly seemed the setting for a peace treaty…
"So…kindly introduce me to these three adorable children…" said the Hokage waving towards the Kazekage's children.
"Certainly," he said, the coldness in his eyes still having not disappeared.
Arashi, I wish you were here…you could always handle this man better than I could…maybe it was an age thing…thought the Hokage regretfully.
"My eldest," he said, putting a hand on his daughter's blonde head. "Temari, say hello."
"Pleasure to meet you." Said the girl immediately.
Her eyes are just as cold as yours...she'll grow to be far more ruthless than you ever were… thought the Hokage as he smiled at the young girl.
"This is Kankuro…"
The boy was playing with a doll of sorts.
So you intend to create another Sasori of the Red Sands? It's far too obvious you're teaching him puppetry…but then again, you never were one for subtlety…
The Kazekage remained silent for the last child. The Shukaku's Jinchuuriki.
"Shy aren't you?" he asked the little boy.
The little boy looked so tired…I wish we could channel Naruto's energy into him…then maybe I wouldn't have to deal with his and Sasuke's pranks…
An explosion in the distance instantly pulled everyone's attention away from the formalities of the event.
"Kakashi, Guy!" barked the Hokage. In a flash the two Jounin were gone.
Sorry for the cliff hanger but the next bit...its impossible to cut it off anywhere, and its not done...sooooooooo...yeah, just wait...and REVIEW...well you can guess what caused the explosion...who actually...whom...gwaaaaaaaaah...i want to watch Fate Stay Night, but i'm stuck with chinese subs i can barely read...damn...SOMEONE TRANSLATE TO ENGLISH DAMMIT!!!!!