Okay ppl I just got a review with someone asking me to put up a new chapter... so I did
really sometimes thats all it takes, I just write until it seems like everyone had time to read the
last chapter and put up the new one...
Anyway please tell me if its ok I proof read it one more time before updating :P
Chapter 6: DNA Add ons'?
Naruto walk down the path to the civilian doctor he had heard about with a month old baby in each arm. He'd spent the last month looking after the newborns and asking through the towns he went to for supplies about finding a good doctor. There were lots of recommendations but this one seemed to be the best, apparently the doctor could do medical ninjutsu but wasn't a ninja anymore. So people would come as far as three villages over to be treated by Dr. Kazuki.
Little Rai and Sasuke had their eyes open wide and were looking innocently all around them at everything. The world was so new to them all they had ever seen or felt was each other, the toads and their favorite person the one holding them. He was the one that look care of them, and was the one most like them. The toads were nice of course and both Rai and Sasuke thought they were cool but the one holding them was different, he looked more like them just bigger. If the little boys knew the word they would say he was human.
The sixteen year old blond hummed as he walked carrying his new two favorite people. He'd grown quite attached to them over the month they'd been together. After he got better at knowing what each boy wanted they began sleeping through the night, and so did he. It was still weird thinking of the black haired baby as the old Sasuke and taking care of him, but every time he looked at the little boy he couldn't help to think of his old friend and wonder if he made the right choice.
After a few weeks Naruto decided to think of the black haired baby more as Sasuke's son than Sasuke himself. It made since in a way, Sasuke could've had a son that looked like him and the boy could've been named after him, and it was less weird that way when he had to change his diapers. He would never forget the truth and knew one day he would have to tell Sasuke and Rai just how they were brought into this world, but hopefully they'd be out of diapers by that time.
It wasn't as awkward with Rai despite the fact the kid could pass for him as a baby. He at least knew the kid wasn't him, because of the one missing whisker on each cheek. Plus the fact that he was still him and the boy had a different name. Naruto thought about changing Sasuke's name and knew it would help him but just couldn't, doing so to him would be like… forgetting who he was before, forgetting his friend. While Naruto knew that was the point so that it would be harder for enemies to find Sasuke, he just couldn't.
"Alright guys, we're here." Naruto spoke happily to the infants even though he knew they couldn't talk back. He wasn't even sure himself why he held one sided conversations with them but he'd seen the toads talking to the babies, and he was always alone as a kid so he didn't really like the quiet and had started thinking out loud sometimes. Just to hear his own voice fill in the silence.
Naruto quickly Henged himself into someone with pitch black spiky hair a bit longer than his own, without whisker marks, and he was now wearing normal civilian clothing. Rai and Sasuke blinked at him seeing the change and began giggling while trying to touch his hair. Once he'd gotten their little fingers out of his hair, which were extremely strong for infants he might add, Naruto made his way into the village and straight to Dr. Kazuki's clinic.
"Hi, I'm looking for Dr. Kazuki." Naruto said as he walked up to the receptionist. She smiled up at him as she answered him.
"I'm afraid the Doctor is with a patient but he should be done soon." She paused grabbing something, making Naruto tense on alert. He was a shinobi on the run after all. "Here, you can fill this out over there, while you wait." She finished handing him a clipboard. Which he grabbed with his hand as his arm supported Rai, and then he went over to the chair to look at the papers. He sighed, he really couldn't fill much of this out for Sasuke, but there wasn't two anyway. So he just filled it out for Rai and avoided questions that would be more information than he wanted to give out before gaving it back to the receptionist.
Ten minutes later Dr. Kazuki came out with that very chart and called for a Rai Uzumaki. Naruto beamed hearing his son's name for the first time and stood up with both babies following the doctor into a room. Now the sixteen year old blond was a little nervous how was he going to get the doctor to do what he needed without giving too much about the boys and himself away?
"Now what have you come for today?" asked the doctor. Mentally shrugging Naruto decided to start with the easy stuff.
"Both these little guys need their newborn checkups." The teen explained gesturing to the babies. The doctor nodded and told Naruto to place them both on the exam table, which was thankfully cushioned. Then he started asking questions as Naruto practically hovered protectively over the infants.
"How old are they?" asked Dr. Kazuki.
"One month, both were born on October 23rd." Naruto replied he didn't think giving the real day they were born or 'made' would make much of a difference.
"Have they had any shots?" the doctor marked down the answers and went into asking medical questions. Completely ignoring the fact the infant's father was a teenager; kami knew as a doctor he'd seen many teen parents. Dr. Kazuki checked the boys over and gave them a few shots, that they did Not like. Naruto waited till the end to speak up.
"Hey Doc, can you check their, um DNA?" Naruto asked quite bluntly, as usual. He wasn't even exactly sure what DNA was. Just that it was 'genetic makeup' the reason you had your parent's hair or eye color, or the shape of your nose, mouth, and sometimes even your temper; like he had his mother's temper. The only reason he had attempted to change it in Sasuke was he study exactly what he needed to do, anything else he'd have no idea.
"Sure, but I'll need blood samples. Anything particular I should be looking for?" The doctor assumed it was to check if the kids were really his, he'd seen many fathers do the same with young babies. Naruto bit his lip not knowing how to put it.
"Just look for anything… odd. Oh and could you compare it to this, and my blood? " asked the blond holding up a blood stained cloth. The cloth had the original Sasuke's blood on it from the outfit Naruto had been wearing when they fought at the valley. That and the fact it was Naruto's own blood that was used in the seal, should be enough to give him some answers.
Of course the Doctor didn't have any idea why he wanted a bloody cloth compared to the babies, but didn't bother to question it more than raising a questioning eyebrow which Naruto promptly ignored.
"Yea. Well I'll do the testing tonight so the results will be ready tomorrow." Dr. Kazuki replied, he usually didn't do blood work that fast but now he was curious. Naruto let out a breath in relief that is until he saw the doctor had a syringe and needed his blood too. He made a face and gulped. 'Ninja are not afraid of needles, ninja are not afraid of needles.' He repeated to himself.
In Konoha
A month… it had been a month. Sakura thought as she stood on her patio staring at the Hokage Mountain. She could hardly believe it had only been a month since Naruto disappeared with Sasuke at the Valley of the End, she had looked over the blood sample anomalies and every other piece of what had been found at the valley so many times…
Sakura sighed all the evidence was starting to blur together now, it was probably a good thing Shizune kicked her out of the hospital's lab to get some rest. Maybe if she let her head clear some she would see something she missed. What was really bothering her though, was that there had been no news of Naruto or Sasuke at all.
If either of them were… alive, wouldn't at least Naruto be trying to get back? Sasuke would probably go back into hiding but wouldn't someone have seen Naruto? Every day she didn't hear any news the more she started to think that her teammates killed each other… that there was nothing left to find. After the last time they all met and Sasuke tried kill her, she had no doubt that he would do the same to Naruto… but would Naruto kill Sasuke.
Normally she wouldn't think Naruto ever willing to do that, but she remembered that last thing Naruto said to Sasuke. 'Next time we fight we will both die.' Sakura frowned her heart sinking. She didn't want to believe what Naruto had said and brushed it off as him being his dramatic self and didn't even ask him about it. Now though she wished she had, maybe if she paid more attention, put more thought into what they were going to do about Sasuke… maybe then she'd know what happened.
Tears came to her eyes and she choked almost silently on them before biting her lip and pushing the sadness down. No, she wouldn't cry. Not yet, to cry meant that they were dead and she was mourning them. They weren't dead at least not Naruto, Sasuke could be in hiding and had tried to kill her before, but Naruto… he wasn't dead until she found a body.
Sakura wiped away the tears from her face sniffling slightly and went back inside to sleep. Tomorrow would be another day, to beginning her search again.
In Suna
The Kazekage was in a bad mood, it had almost been three weeks since he found out Naruto Uzumaki went missing after a battle with Sasuke Uchiha. He had stopped snapping at his subordinates after a week when his siblings had pointed it out to him, but he was still restless. The red head had seen how powerful the Uchiha had become but… he had heard rumors of Naruto's strength as well.
A ninja battle could be decided with one mistake though… He was sure Naruto wasn't dead, Gaara didn't know why but some part of him refused to believe the blond was dead. Gaara had made announcement to all his ninja that if they spotted Naruto to inform him and if possible depending on the importance of their mission to bring the Jinchuuriki to him.
Other than the fact he was worried, which he'd never admit, Naruto was one of Akatsuki's two last targets and needed to be under protection. To the young Kazekage's frustration though no one seemed have caught a single glimpse of the teenage toad sage.
Unknown Location
Zetsu quickly traveled through the ground back to the Akatsuki's base, to give his report. He soon arrived and pulled himself from the ground beside Madara or Tobi as most Akatsuki members called him. Then Zetsu waited to be recognized.
"Report Zetsu." Madara ordered almost immediately but didn't move an inch otherwise even to look at him. Zetsu didn't hesitate even though he knew his master wouldn't be pleased.
"The Hachibi is being concealed on the turtle island and is heavily guarded." Zetsu stated but that wasn't the part he knew would upset his master.
"And the Kyuubi?" Madara prompted impatiently. Zetsu took a deep breath this was the part he didn't want to report, but bad news was usually best to get out quickly.
"The Kyuubi's Jinchuuriki it would seem left Konoha about one month ago. His last known location was at The Valley of the End. Konoha reports as well as evidence at the scene indicate he was fighting Sasuke Uchiha. However neither has been seen since and Konoha has officially declared him MIA." Zetsu finished bowing his head and hoping his master didn't 'shoot the messenger' as they say.
"You can't find him?" The old Uchiha asked surprisingly calm at the bad news, but Zetsu cringed slightly at the question. It was his job to know where all the targets were at all times.
"Not at the moment, the Kyuubi's chakra is faint. I believe he may be somewhere protected, but he is still alive." Zetsu stated quickly but with no emotion, he didn't really have emotions. He was made only to serve his master and for that he didn't need such useless things. Madara didn't speak for a while thinking over his options. After a few minutes he finally relented to what he already knew, they couldn't move forward without the Kyuubi.
"Keep looking, report back each month or if you find something. Look for Sasuke as well he may know something. Now go, everything depends on finding that boy." Madara ordered and Zetsu bowed before quickly slipping back into the ground, to continue his search. The Kyuubi's Jinchuuriki couldn't stay hidden forever.
Madara sat and thought after his subordinate left. Without the Kyuubi his plans would stop dead in the water, but he had waited a long time for this, so the boy would be found no matter how long it took. The old Uchiha though couldn't help but smirk, Naruto Uzumaki and his own descendent Sasuke Uchiha had been fighting again at the Valley, again.
They were so much like how he and the first Hokage had been. One cynical and hating the world only wanting the power to control it, and while the other wanted to change the world he didn't want to control everything. He thought foolishly that there could be peace without force. Now though Naruto Uzumaki was the one who thought that there could be peace while Sasuke only want revenge.
Honestly if the Kyuubi Jinchuuriki could turn his descendent to the blond's way of thinking, Madara himself may have reconsidered what he was doing. He knew though there was no possibility of that, Sasuke had been too changed by grief, pain, and hatred. Too obsessed with revenge to ever be changed and forgive his enemies. Like so many others… but that was the point, that was why Madara had started his plan.
Well there had been the whole wanting revenge on Konoha and his clan for betraying him, but he'd already taken revenge on his clan and Konoha. They were still suffering from Pain's attack despite that fact the fool brought everyone back to life there still had been much damage done. Now though he'd have the power to stop anything he didn't want and everyone would be under his control then there will be no need for war.
Ironically he was starting a war to end war, talk about your double standard. There was no way the Kage or any of their ninja would give up their freedom, not even for peace. That was exactly what Madara was doing though trading freedom for peace, only it wasn't just his freedom he was trying to trade, it was everyone's.
Naruto – Mount Myoboku
Naruto yawned as he got up and stretched. The two babies making soft cooing sounds together a few feet away from him in their makeshift crib. The teen smile at them and rubbed the sleep from his eyes as he went to the kitchen to get them each a bottle of formula. 'Finally,' he thought. 'Today the test results will be done and I'll find out what happened when that jutsu went crazy.'
The sixteen year old came back to the infants with a bottle in each hand and stuck them in the waiting babies' mouths. Holding onto both even as the two tried to push their hands up to hold their own bottles by them self. Naruto smirked they were only a month old and already competing to see who could hold their bottle first, whether they knew it or not.
"Hey guys, we're going out today, back to the doctor to get your test results." Naruto spoke to them even though he knew they wouldn't talk back for a while. Sasuke made no move to show he cared as he continued draining his breakfast but Rai made a face, clearly not pleased. Naruto just looked amused back at him.
"Don't worry were just picking up some papers, no needles, promise." Naruto assured as if the boy had voiced his disapproval. Rai didn't look convinced but went back to his bottle. A few hours later Naruto was at Dr. Kazuki's office back in his black haired Henge, with both boys dressed and attentively taking in everything they could see, smell, or touch.
"Rai and Sasuke Uzumaki." The nurse called soon after they arrived. Naruto got up but suddenly stopped as he realized what she'd said. She'd called not just Rai but Sasuke 'Uzumaki' like the baby was his. It was an odd thought and feeling but as he felt Sasuke squirm and giggle at him he knew it was okay, different, but okay. He walked quickly to where Dr. Kazuki was waiting for him to make up for standing there like an idiot.
The Doctor shut the exam room door behind Naruto for privacy. The young ninja in hiding tensed at being confined further but made no motion to bolt, yet. Dr. Kazuki noticed being a former medic ninja and raised his own inner sense for danger just in case but said nothing about it. Instead of putting the boys down on the table Naruto held them protectively ready for anything. The doctor saw this and lowered his guard slightly, whoever the kid was he didn't look like he wanted a fight with the two boys there.
"Ahem, well the results of the blood samples you gave me were interesting to say the least." Dr. Kazuki stated ignoring the earlier apprehension. Naruto blinked dissipating all remaining tension as if it was never there at all.
"Really? How so?" Naruto asked eagerly. Sasuke took this moment to reach over and pull his new brother's hair. Rai of course started screaming his little blond head off. Naruto almost jumped looking down at the sound and narrowed his eyes as he saw the problem.
"Sasuke!" Naruto snapped at the baby. "Don't pull Rai's hair." The teenager said firmly to the innocent looking face of the dark haired baby that still had his hand in a firm grip in Rai's hair. Sasuke could tell the one he thought of as his father was mad at him, but wasn't sure why.
Naruto frowned and put Sasuke down on the padded table to free his hand and carefully pulled open Sasuke's small fist so that Rai was finally free. Rai cried into his father's jacket softer after being release and started calming down. Naruto glared at Sasuke for about two seconds to show him he was upset, and then left him on the padded table as a punishment as he held Rai.
Little Sasuke understood now why his daddy was mad at him. He'd grabbed Rai's hair and made him cry. Sasuke pouted his bottom lip trembling; he hadn't meant to make Rai cry. His brother's hair was just so pretty and bright like Daddy's. He just wanted to hold it, he didn't know he'd hurt Rai.
"AH!" Sasuke suddenly cried out almost as loud as when his brother had. Naruto looked down and mentally sighed, these kids were gonna put him in the nut house faster than any organization out to kill him ever could. He instinctively wanted to pick Sasuke up but, that was supposed to be his punishment…
Tears streamed down Sasuke's pink little face. It wasn't fair, he didn't mean to hurt Rai, and now his Daddy was mad at him! He didn't want his daddy mad at him! Sasuke cried louder, and Naruto finally broke, giving in and picked Sasuke back up. He couldn't stand to hear Sasuke cry like that.
"Shh, it's okay Sasuke. It's alright." Naruto whispered, rocking Sasuke and forgetting the doctor he was suppose to be giving his attention to. Dr. Kazuki watched patiently through the babies' cries and the teenager trying to fix the situation, until it all was calm again. He cleared his throat and Naruto's head snapped back to him.
"You'll be a great Father." The doctor stated giving a small smile while Naruto's face went slack in surprise. "As for the blood analysis, the results are quiet… unique."
In Konoha
Sakura went right back to the hospital in the morning and on her way in she ran into her old sensei Kakashi. He had just been walking to the hospital for his mandatory sixth month check up, when they spotted each other by the front door.
"Kakashi-sensei, good morning." Sakura greeted him, even though he was no longer her sensei she and Naruto both called him that. Kakashi's visible eye curved upward as he smiled at her.
"Good morning Sakura." He greeted back as they went inside. They we're about to separate to their different routs when Kakashi grabbed Sakura's attention with a hand gesture. She stopped and came back a bit, getting closer to hear him better.
"Sakura, a few of us are getting together at training ground seven around sunset today to talk about finding Naruto. You should be there." Kakashi said no longer looking like he was in a good mood but was acting like he didn't care about what he was saying. That seemed to be how he dealt with things though. Sakura stilled as soon as her teammate was mentioned but nodding her consent to coming. Kakashi nodded back and walked away.
Only a few seconds later she was walking swiftly down the hospital halls back to research everything that was found where Sasuke and Naruto disappeared. The added knowledge that it wasn't just her trying so hard to find out what happen to her teammates fueled her to find something they could use, even more. Because maybe if she found something, anything, her or one of the others would be able to get a clue out of it.
Naruto – Doctor's office
"So what you're saying is that some of my cells are attached to Sasuke's genetic makeup and some of the cells from the sample on the cloth I gave you has attached to Rai's genetic makeup?" Naruto asked what seemed to be his millionth question. Dr. Kazuki nodded patiently, though on the inside he was irritated, he knew what he was explaining was a bit technical but really he'd been explaining it for the last hour. Well at least the boy seemed to finally get it.
"Yes, and because of that Sasuke-chan and Rai-chan may grow into some of the stronger traits from those cells. For example right now Rai-chan looks almost identical to you but within the next year his eyes may change color, or Sasuke-chan's. When they're a little older they should stabilize incorporating the stronger cells into their genetics. I say should because I've never seen or heard of anything like this happening." Dr. Kazuki said staring at the two boys as if he were studying them.
Naruto listened to every word but by the end he didn't like the way the older man was looking at his boys. Like he wanted to do tests on them or something; it was time to go. He had enough information, and had already given this doctor far more knowledge of the situation than he felt comfortable with.
"Alright well we should be going now, but I'm going to need that file." Naruto said cautiously. He didn't know if he was actually allowed to take the file but he couldn't leave that much information about Sasuke or even Rai lying around. The doctor looked confused and unhappy, but handed the file over without too much fuss.
"Oh and I'd appreciate it if you didn't ever speak of this again." Naruto said over his shoulder on his way out. It sound almost normal but there was a small edge to the 'request' that the doctor caught. He only nodded his consent, he didn't really know who he would tell and the teen had just taken his only evidence anyway.
Unknown Location, Two months later
Zetsu's face had taken to scowling lately. It had been three months since he had sensed the Kyuubi and his Jinchuuriki. That meant he'd had to report no news back to his master, Madara Uchiha twice. Zetsu wasn't sure how many more times he'd survive.
The only thing he could think of was when he'd barely felt the Kyuubi's chakra over in the mountains, but it was so far away he couldn't pinpoint it and then it was gone. That was last month and he'd got no other clues since, even when he'd listen in on some of the conversations in Konoha. No one seemed to have any idea where the Jinchuuriki was… though many were looking for him. So they probably found out somehow that he didn't die.
If Zetsu had any emotions he would have sighed in exasperation, but since he didn't he head towards his only lead. Heading towards the mountain area he'd last sensed the Kyuubi in. He already knew it was a big mountain range but he would soon find out just how big.
AND CUT!
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