Be Careful of What You Wish for
By: Hanbun no Tsuki
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto; it belongs to Masashi Kishimoto-sensei.
Warning: YAOI, meaning boy x boy pairing. OOC for many characters ….I think. Some cursing…
Pairings: NaruSasu, ItachiOC as the main pairings and other pairings.
Chapter 4: Kyuubi no Kitsune
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Around the Time Naruto Woke Up, With Itachi
He blinked once.
And then twice.
And again. And again.
'What the hell…' was the first thought that occurred to him.
"Itachi-san, you alright?" His companion asked him when he saw that he was starting to space out.
"Hn."
It was a family thing, the Hns. It was taught from the generation to generation. If you're too lazy, ticked off, or don't know how to answer, just give out a 'Hn'. And it works, every time, whoever uses it, whoever receives it. It's convenient.
"Is it an 'Yes, I'm alright Hn' or 'No, I'm not alright Hn'?" His companion asked again.
…or maybe it didn't work on his companion. He's just too nosy and annoying.
"…Hn… I was thinking." Itachi replied coolly, even though inside, he was so confused, there were too many to think about.
"What were you thinking seriously about, Itachi-san? You even stopped walking."
'What the hell am I doing here in the middle of the forest? Why are we here instead of fighting a war and trying to find a way not to get the village, the village that she left us with, not to burn down? And why the hell am I wearing this hideous Akatsuki cloak?'
Being the genius and observant person that he is, Itachi asked, "…what day is today?"
Hoshigaki Kisame raised a blue eyebrow (does he have an eyebrow? if not, forgive me). Clearly not expecting his cold companion to… ask about what day it was today.
"It's… Tuesday. Why are you asking?"
Not good. It did not start good, thought Uchiha Itachi. With his strong memories, he still could remember that the last day he remembered was Friday. It was Friday the 13th on the calendar he checked the morning before they resumed the war.
"…what date?" Itachi asked again just to make sure.
"It's Tuesday, 24th of August. Umm…Itachi-san, seriously, why are you asking? You never asked about the date before…" Kisame finally decided that his companion was being very weird today. Really weird. Itachi was usually the type to keep track on the date and time. It's a mystery how he could forget what day and what date today was.
For a final confirmation, Itachi asked his final question, "What year?"
'He was asking for the day, the date, now he's asking for the year? …is Itachi-san's memory's failing him? Or maybe it's the side effect of too much using the Mangekyou Sharingan?'
After answering the unusual question by Itachi with not so small hesitation, Kisame watched amused as Itachi's eyes went wide and wondered if it was something he said.
'Eight years… I went back eight years to the past….'
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In the middle of a forest, beside the glistening lake, there laid down a figure, a woman, seemingly unconscious and unaware of her surroundings. She was wounded. But the cut which was caused by a blade on her arm was too quickly closing and healing on its own. As if someone gave her the demonly power to heal herself. As amethyst eyes fluttered open, she sat up and observed her surroundings.
'Is this the world after death…?' she thought. But feeling a slight pain from her arms made her think otherwise. She was still alive. After the blow she received that should've instantly killed her despite her healing powers, she survived.
'Minami….'
Hearing the gentle and familiar voice, the girl named Minami closed her eyes, retreating back to her mind. Inside of her mind, there were a hall and many doors along it. Doors of her memories. She walked past them, not giving them a second glance and tried to find the voice she was searching for. Her surrounding gradually became dark and there were no more doors. She just stood there in the dark with a giant wolf with furs as white as snow that seemed to glow in the darkness in front of her, its seven tails wrapped around its body like a shawl.
'Minami. Pup.' The wolf said again with the same gentle voice that has always soothed her.
"Nanabi." She gave a curt nod as a greeting. "I-"
'Do not waste your breath by showering me with questions, pup. I will not be able to answer them. I am as confused and as clueless as you are now.'
The wolf has always known what she intended to do before she did it. Always one step ahead of her.
"We died." Minami stated and paused for a moment. "We couldn't have survived that attack."
'Yes.' The wolf gave a small nod, 'You are indeed right, my pup.'
"Then, why are we still here…? If here is not the world of the dead?"
'That is why, my pup, I am telling you to head for the fox. He will hold the answers.'
"The fox… you mean-"
'Yes. Seek for the Kyuubi no Kitsune.'
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"Itachi-san! Wait, Itachi-san! Why did you suddenly ran off like that?!" Kisame asked as he caught up with Itachi who sped towards the opposite direction of where they should be heading for. "We shouldn't be heading this way! We should be getting to the Akatsuki hideout! Leader is going to announce who our target is! Itachi-san!"
Kisame yelled after Itachi again when he didn't show any sign of slowing down. "Just where the hell are we heading for, Itachi-san!?"
"Konoha." Itachi hoped with that short reply, Kisame would just shut up and leave him be.
"Konoha? Isn't that the village where you come from? Why are we heading there instead of the hide out?"
"Go ahead to the hideout without me if you should." With this, Itachi just hoped that Kisame would just leave.
Still running beside Itachi, Kisame considered his decision carefully. If they arrived at the hideout late, they would receive some scolding and warning not to be late the next time, and he certainly is not looking forward to it. But if he came without Itachi with him… maybe it's best to go along with Itachi first. A little late won't do them any harm.
"But why Konoha?" Kisame asked, knowing that no missing nin would want to go back to the village they came from. There are too much risks.
"Kyuubi no Kitsune."
"The Jinchuuriki?" Hoshigaki Kisame grinned a sharky grin and thought maybe it was a good idea to go along with Itachi. "And Kyuubi, no less. We will bring back a big prize to the hideout then!"
Itachi decided to stay silent about his true objective to seek the Bijuu. It was not the Jinchuuriki he needed. It was the Bijuu that held the answers he was looking for. The Kyuubi no Kitsune.
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A/N: Sorry that it took forever to finish this. My national exams just finished today! Yay! Hoorah for that! Minami is my OC if you were wondering. She's a Jinchuuriki, her Bijuu is the Nanabi no Ookami. But she is slightly different with the other Jinchuurikis. Anyways, I give credits to my friend, Ore no Naruto for the opening scene. She was the one who came up with it… Let's pray we all graduate… Thanks, and read and review!!!