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Difficult Lives
The final confrontation with Itachi and Kisame came at a touchy time. Davis had finally agreed to talk to the other digidestined and had finished his training with Kakashi. He had finally reached the point Naruto's skill had been at before his disappearance. He had spent a lot of time with the Hyuga heiress, Hinata, who had easily accepted his apology about their first meeting. Hinata had told him much about the Hyuga family politics. The years since Naruto's disappearance had only shown Hinata's incompatibility and her sister's compatibly with the Hyuga clan leader position. Hinata had finally admitted that she had nothing to go back to if Davis didn't come with her and had admitted how she had felt about Naruto. Davis had suggested she should stick around after the others left. Hinata had actually thought about the idea seriously to Davis's complete surprise. Davis was happy about the idea as he came to realize he was falling in love with the lavender haired teen. He felt far stronger about her than he had ever felt for Kari.
Davis was on his way back from school when Itachi and Kisame attacked. Luckily, Hinata, Sasuke, and Davis sensed Kisame jump behind the brunette. Davis and his companions jumped out of the way of Kisame's sword just in time.
Kakashi turned and gestured Davis to help Gaara and the others who had surrounded Kisame. He caught a glimpse of Itachi appearing in front of Kakashi. Sasuke moved from Kisame to help Kakashi face his brother. Davis avoided Kisame's second sword slash but another caught the tail end of his chakra. He growled and created eight copies of himself to try and corner the missing nin. Gaara sent out a wave of sand trying to use a sand coffin technique he had learned on their target. They were unsuccessful. Shikamaru tried to the catch Kisame in his clan's shadow bloodline technique but Neji forced Kisame to jump away trying to use the 64 point attack he had used before. Neji barely dodged a slash from their enemy's sword. Gaara had set up a sand barrier to take the brunt of the slash further protecting Neji. Hinata closed in on Kisame to try the same thing but Kisame noticed and stepped forward hitting her with a horizontal strike with his sword. She barely managed to move so the cut hit shallowly into her right shoulder. Rage built inside Davis when he saw the attack. Davis's chakra increased until it felt like he would explode. The rage that exploded took the form of chakra as it burst out of Davis and hit everyone near him.
Luckily all of the pedestrians and cars had moved as far away from the fight as they could when it had started and Kakashi had gestured his groups to move farther away from Davis when he noticed the chakra forming. Neji helped Hinata move out of the way. Kakashi and Gaara were the only ones who couldn't get completely out of range. Gaara created a sand shield to protect them from the leading edge. Itachi and Kisame were not so lucky and were knocked unconscious by Davis's chakra burst of rage. Kakashi and Shikamaru tied the two ninja up and applied the appropriate seals to prevent them from using their chakra upon awakening.
"What should we do with them?" Kiba asked. He had been knocked out early in the fight with Kisame and had moved to help the two confronting Itachi.
"Take them back with us to Konoha and turn them over to the Anbu." Kakashi answered as he checked Hinata's shoulder, the worst injury any of them had received.
"How do you get back?" Neji asked.
"The same way we came. It's time to go home. You're not coming, Neji?" Kakashi answered somehow managing to not sound surprised.
"No, neither are Sasuke and Hinata. We already talked about it." Neji answered.
"I betrayed the village. They shouldn't have let me back without punishment. I have nothing left. Itachi is a traitor and the only blood family I have left but Naruto was my brother so much more and I never realized. I have a second chance with the boy I finally realized I loved like a brother and I fully intend to show him. I can't do that in Konoha." Sasuke explained.
"I have nothing left in Konoha. I am unsuited for the clan head position and the only boy I have ever loved is here. I will not leave him." Hinata explained confidently.
"I will not leave my cousin. She is the only member of the Hyuga main family that I trust and truly desire to protect." Neji explained as well.
"I had a feeling you would not be returning with us." Gaara said, giving the object of their search a hug. "I will miss you, brother."
"Are there any messages you have, Davis?" Kakashi asked having already figured that Davis would remain. He had been the target of their search but no one had expected him to have formed a life or close bonds during the time he had disappeared and Kakashi knew that the people who missed Naruto would understand when he explained how happy the blond had become.
"Yeah, tell Tsunade to keep an eye on the village for me. Those idiots will never learn. Thank Ero-sennin for me. He taught me a lot and tell Iruka that he was the best father figure I could have ever asked for." Davis finally answered.
Kakashi nodded as he completed the jutsu with Sasuke's help and opened the way back for the small group. Shikamaru waved a lazy goodbye carrying Kisame grudgingly through the dark hole. Kiba threw a small smile back at the brunette while keeping an eye on Akamaru who after licking Davis's hand moved through the hole with Itachi draped over his back. Kiba followed him through. Gaara had already said his goodbyes so he followed the others. With a final farewell from Kakashi, the last of the returning group wandered through the dark hole which closed up behind him. Sasuke, Neji, Hinata, and Davis stood in front the now disappeared hole for a few minutes saying silent farewells to all those they had left behind before turning around and walking away to get the three ninja set up in their new lives.