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Naruto: The Ninth Tail Ch. 7
Pain
Naruto was out on the beach with Inari, helping him with different ways to throw shuriken and kunai. Inari was getting the hang of it, and he was able to throw kunai hard enough that they dug holes in trees one inch deep! Naruto threw a couple, and they drilled right through a five inch slab of rock!
"You will be able to do that when you train a lot more." Naruto grinned, and Inari was in awe of his hero. Instantly, he started throwing kunai at the same rock, but they just barely left a scratch.
As the two were training, Sakura was watching them. "Inari has really changed since three years ago."
Tazuna nodded. "He's grown a very strong will to be like his father, to do his best, to protect the villagers from anything."
Kakashi, coughed, and everyone paid full attention to him. "We came here to the Country of Waves because of a mission. We gathered enough information to find out that there will be a band of ninja (from which country, we're not sure) who will try to raid this country. They'll be coming from the bridge, so we'll have to defend that area."
As Naruto was training Inari, he could hear the conversation. Inari was also listening, and he ran over to the others. "Can I help?"
Jiraiya patted him on the head. "Sorry, but this is for official Ninja only. It would be too dangerous for you to join in. You could be killed. Once you get enough training, you will be able to survive out there. You could also come to Konoha to train at the Ninja Academy, and then I might be able to give you some lessons!"
Inari perked up, and nodded. He was more reasonable, where he knew when was a time to back down, unlike Naruto. He'd stick his nose anywhere, and after a good throttling, he would still come out smiling!
"The Ninja will appear the next day at noon, so we should get prepared before that. Set up traps and fix up the bridge."
"Yes, sir!" Naruto and Sakura said in unison.
They had finished setting up traps, and fixed the bridge. By the time they had finished, it was night. They travelled over to Inari's home, ate dinner, and went to bed. However, Naruto couldn't sleep.
He was thinking too much to sleep. He got out of bed, and went out for some fresh air with only his shorts and a t-shirt on. The cool, salty ruffled his hair and made his shirt flap. He stood at sea level, letting the tide wash his feet. He stared out at the sea, thinking about what had happened in his life.
He thought about how he had so much pain in his past. He thought about how he created new friends. He thought about how they had gone through the first mission in the Country of Waves. He thought about the Chuunin Exam. He thought about how the Third Hokage had died. He thought about how he had faced Gaara of the Sand in a one on one duel. He thought about how his best friend had betrayed his country. He thought about how Gaara had died, and was returned to life. He thought about how much Sasuke had changed since three years ago.
Most of Naruto's memories were painful ones, yet he still strived to do better. It was that energy, that strength, that power, that kept Naruto going. There was nothing that could get rid of it, and as he looked out at sea, his resolve strengthened. I'm going to get Sasuke back, no matter what it takes!
His thoughts were interrupted once again by a needle-like pain in his chest. This time, it was painful enough to get Naruto to fall on his knees. He clutched at his chest, and after a minute of agony, the pain once again subsided.
It seems like this pain comes every time I think of my past. It only started once we got here. I wonder why this is happening.
He returned to the house, wiped the sand from his feet, and went back to bed.
The next day, they suited up, grabbed their equipment, and went over to the bridge. There they ate their lunch early, and checked all their traps and equipment. They were ready to fend off the enemy Ninja.
As they waited, small, fast, black specks could be seen zipping through the trees. They fell out of the trees, and headed across the bridge.
Jiraiya used his spy glass (good item for him, due to his perverted style) to check out the enemies. "Hmm… It looks like they're… from the Hidden Country of Clouds (I think this is where the Raikage is)."
"Who cares? As long as we finish the mission, I'm happy." Naruto brought out a kunai. "Let's get this party started!"
End of Chapter 7
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