Sanctuary Within
Arc One, Chapter Eight: Complications
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Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, which belongs to Masashi Kishimoto. I wish it were mine… TOBI OBITO FTW! v.v
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"Eheheheheh, sorry for bringing him by this late."
"I-I was not aware that h-he was with you, Naruto-kun."
I feel myself die a little inside whenever I watch this… okay not really.
Naruto moved his hands out as if he were carrying something big, "Yeah but I ran into him and if it weren't for me, he's probably have gotten here much sooner, Hinata."
"That's o-okay, Naruto-kun." my mom said silently.
Naruto laughed and scratched the back of his head, grinning, "Sorry about that."
"W-well its not that l-late." my mom said.
I don't know why, but I got a bright idea.
"Yeah, its not that late all! Can't Naruto come inside with us?" I spoke up.
My mother's expression changed. Naruto's smile disappeared. I looked at the two.
"No, Hiatari-kun. Naruto-kun can't come into the complex with us…" my mother said.
Before I was given the chance to protest, Naruto cut me off, "Yeah, she's right, besides, I've got things to do… Sorry about that, Hiatari…"
"O-oh." I said, glancing at them. I noticed that they now avoided eachother's gaze.
"Hiatari-kun, we should go inside." she said.
"Yeah… okay mom…" I said
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"So… Tell me about your previous leader…" the cloud clad man in a chair limped over with a bored expression said to two of his subordinates.
The rude one, now known as Shinryuu looked over at his leader, Ikari. He scoffed. The one next to him, however, looked at Ikari and answered, "He was strange… the people of his deserter village all regarded him as a god, although, thanks to your old friend, we now know that's not true…"
Shinryuu scoffed once again, "You should have killed the bastard when you had the chance. Those strange psycho techniques of his don't affect the heavily focused… and you're not our damn leader for nothing, right?"
Ikari let out a laugh, "No, his mental techniques can still get to me… but now he's resorted to small guerrilla tactics. He can do nothing to stop Akatsuki… not now, anyway."
Ryuuku looked at Ikari, "I've been meaning to ask… what sort of jutsus does Kenshi use?" Shinryuu turned to Ikari, now interested.
Ikari smiled, "That bastard can invade your head and can completely change you. That's how he beat P- your last leader… Kenshi didn't make him go insane. Kenshi didn't kill him, hell, he didn't even hurt him…"
Shinryuu spoke up, "So what did he do…"
This time, Ikari's twisted smile turned to a grin, "He broke him, destroyed his entire personality and made a coward and a fool out of him; humiliation by just looking at you… the best technique in the world…"
Ryuuku seemed shocked, "He broke him just with a gaze!? What did he do? Use Itachi's eyes?"
Ikari now laughed, "No… Kenshi's eyes are much worse than the Sharingan in all respects… While the Sharingan can be used by normal shinobi, Kenshi's eyes cannot. It takes a very intelligent person to use it…"
Ryuuku spoke up again, "So, in other words, you and Itachi can use it… if you can get it…"
"No," Ikari said, cutting down Ryuuku's theory, "we can't… While yes, we are geniuses, its still not enough. To use those eyes, you have to be extremely smart. There's such a thing as a genius, and then a super genius, in this world… and to use those eyes, you have to be able to put both combined to shame…"
Shinryuu let out a laugh, "Are you saying this guy is an encyclopedia of knowledge and reasoning?"
Ikari laughed again, "That's exactly what I'm saying. He can cut down your fighting style, dissect all its part, find a weakness, and exploit it, just from seeing you fight once for about 5 minutes… Kenshi is deadly, and his Kekkei Genkai is deadlier. In all respects to Kenshi… I think he'd still be smart enough to use those eyes of his even without the blasted mental bonus his Seishin Omoi gives him…"
Ryuuku sighed, "Its almost insane… I guess now I know how you, him, and your other partner were able to kill the Mizukage in a matter of seconds."
Ikari smiled, "Thanks for that, but its time now," he looked at the two, "who's gunna let me ride their backs?"
Ryuuku's hand shot up, followed by Shinryuu's.
"Not it!" Ryuuku said quickly.
"Not it! SHIT!" Shinryuu said just after him.
Ikari chuckled, "Well Shinryuu, I'll enjoy the flight…"
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I awoke to the chirping of the birds outside.
I rose from my bed and sighed.
I readied myself, took a bath, changed, and left for the academy.
I didn't want to do anything today…
Something bothered me about yesterday…
I couldn't let it go…
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"What's wrong with you? You seem dead."
I sighed and looked at Airomaru, "I don't know… Today must be one of those 'blah' days for me, I suppose."
He chuckled, "I guess we all get that sooner or later," he said, taking his seat next to me.
"Where's your girlfriend?" he asked.
"I don't know…" I said, responding without thinking.
He chuckled again, "Oh well. Ready for our spar today?"
"Nope."
"Damn," he said, "I was hoping I'd get to punch you around some more."
"Sucks to be you."
"Not really."
"Oh well."
Airomaru didn't respond this time. He only looked at me. I must have guessed something was wrong…
He was probably right…
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Class was uneventful, I think I fell asleep for once. I ended up sparing with Airomaru anyway, I lost. I found out Tsuki was sick, and that she couldn't make it to class today, but she would return tomorrow.
I hated that day. I felt a strange apprehension… as if someone or something close to me was slowly fading…
I hated that day.
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Meanwhile, in an underground lair that had become very decrepit, a light emanated and a door opened.
"Huh? Why are you here?" a female voice said to the man who walked into the room.
"Heh, I bet he missed you!" a cocky voice taunted her.
A smash was heard as he said, "Ow!"
The third person in the room looked at him, and with a big voice he said, "Are you okay?"
The man walked into the room and said, "Get it ready… its time…"
The three in the room scurried off into corners, pressing buttons on the computers.
"Fluids filling." The cocky voice said.
"Cooling sequence started." The big one said.
"Hatch opening… now" the woman said.
The Floor opened up in a small circular fashion with another platform under it. The man stepped on top of it.
"You know what to do when-"
"Hey! We've been doing this for years now… we know how to take care of you, bastard…" the cocky voice said.
The man just gave a 'hmph' and looked at the woman, his eyes blazing red. "Lower me in…" he said with a weak voice.
"Of course" she said.
The platform he stood on lowered and he became encumbered in a strange, dark blue, glowing, liquid. The floor closed above him and the entire tube he was in rose up so as to bring him slightly above eye level again.
The man, now illuminated by light, must have been in his early to mid 20's. He wore a tan robe which was open. His black-bluish hair, floating in the waters. Most noticeably, he wore a white and red crest of a traditional fan on his back.
His closed eyes started to tremble. The woman walked to the tube and looked at the man.
His eyes shot open. They were yellow and had the silted pupil much like cats have.
"Haaaah!" He hissed as he placed his hands on the tube as if trying to get out.
She recoiled slightly.
The man looked at her and smiled, letting out a long tongue that reached past his neck, "Let me out, yeah?"
The cocky person stood at the tube and looked at him then smiled.
"Not a chance…
Orochimaru…"
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A/N: Alright, I have writers block... But thats for the 2nd arc... I've already finished up this arc, so thats no problem... The whole arc should be released by half of November (in time for my birthday! XDD) so I guess thats an up... as for my bleach story, as usual, that one will update every month. I will remain constant with those updates. Atleast until Next Year