Chapter 7: The Effects of the Uzakugan

-Naruto

I'd been blind for quite awhile now, three weeks to be exact. And, although I loved having all my senses hypened, I sought out a way to regain my sight. Of course, nobody knew about my secret mission, not even Sakura who has followed me around everyday from dawn 'til dusk, eating every meal with me, and only parting late at night so I could go to bed. And, although it was starting to get annoying, I always found her sitting on the roof of the building next to mine, waiting for me to get up. I guess I never really thought about the effects that would have on her, because, through the grapevine, I heard that Sakura had gotten an illness and has been bedridden for 2 days now. And, although I was concerned about her, I took this limited time alone to head to the only place that might have the answer to getting my sight back: the Demon Fox Village.

---LATER

I teleported to the Demon Fox Village, carefully listening for any sounds. Like before, I heard nothing except for small movements below ground level, families in their dens. Then, the soft pattering of whom I assumed to be Kouga coming up to ground level.

"Oh, it's you Naruto," he said once he saw me.

"Uh, hey Kouga," I told him, trying to sound normal.

"Is something wrong?..."

"Uh, not really. I just wanted to talk to Kazuma."

"Oh, well then, right this way," and I followed the sound of his feet.

We walked into a den which I thought to be big since some voices were echoing from below. "We need to have military force, Kenshin. You can't let our troops keep getting sick like this."

"But Kazuma-sama…we're not in a war now anyway, so…"

"But we need to be prepared. Give them time to recover and put measures in to keep them all well."

"Yes ma'am." And the footsteps quickly passed us, going up the large staircase we were in, muttering something even I couldn't hear.

"Well, Naruto, she's right ahead…"

"'Kay Kouga, thanks."

"Your welcome," and he left too.

I kept the same course until the stairs stopped. "Isn't this a surprise! Haven't seen you in awhile, Naruto!" Kazuma greeted.

"Yeah, I just thought I'd drop in…"

"Well, you're always welcome here. So, what can I do for you?"

"Um…" I tried to think of a way to say it. "I…uh…want to ask you something…"

"Ask away."

"Well…are there any…side-effects of the Akugan?" There was a short silence.

"What do you mean?..."

"I mean…I'm blind."

-Kazuma

I couldn't believe it. The Akugan had blinded Naruto? It didn't seem possible. But then, an old memory came back into my mind. It was before the village was really bustling, when only a few Demon Foxes were around…

"Do you want to know a secret Kazuma?" Kushina'd asked.

"Sure, what's it about?"

"It's about the history of our clan, about the legendary Uzakugan."

"Legendary?..."

"Yes. A long time ago, a brave warrior had possessed a more powerful Akugan. The other clans feared him and stayed as far away from him as they possibly could. But the warrior didn't want to be feared, he wanted the war to stop."

"He wanted peace?"

"Yes, and he just couldn't figure out how to convince the other clans to stop fighting. Then, one day, he awoke blinded, and feared that someone would try to assassinate him while he was vulnerable. As he thought, someone actually tried to kill him, and, just as he was about to die, the assassin saw his beloved dead wife. He thought he was seeing ghosts but his wife told him to stop the war. He was so scared he just sat there and, amazingly, the warrior came back to life. The two then sat out to restore peace to the world and the brave warrior became known as 'The Ghost Whisperer' because he showed other clans dead family members in order to get them to stop fighting."

"He showed the other clans DEAD people?"

She laughed. "Yes, Kazuma."

"But how did he do that?"

"He used his Akugan, which became known as the Uzakugan. Many of my clan thought I was going to be the Uzakugan wielder since I'm one of his descendants but, I never awakened any Visual Jutsu out of the ordinary for our clan."

"So how can you tell if someone has the Uzakugan?"

"Well, after their Akugan has entered the first stage, they'll become blind soon after that, that's what legend says anyway."

"That's SO cool."

She laughed again. "You're so easy to excite Kazuma."

Could it be? Could Naruto be the Uzakugan wielder Kushina'd talked about? The clan'd been one generation too early. Naruto would become the next legendary "Ghost Whisperer".