Okay here is chapter eighteen of Lost. I hope you all enjoy it. Thanks to all of you who reviewed and added me to your faves and alert lists. It's very appreciated.
To my anonymous reviewer, mlp/megan pierce, I know exactly how you feel about research projects. I'm doing one right now for Uni, it's gigantic. Good luck with your project. Also don't be too depressed that the Naruto Manga will be ending soon. After all, all good things come to an end. Also I'm really glad you love the story so far and I hope this chapter is as good as the last one for you.
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Lost.
Chapter Eighteen – Changed In A Moment.
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Naruto walked over to the Hokage office. He wanted to know that Tsunade was alright. As he walked up the stairs and found himself outside the door, he found himself eavesdropping on the whole conversation. His hand frozen just above the doorknob. He found that he was trembling as he heard Tsunade recount her story. A story that made her and Jiraiya his grandparents. That was when the conversation continued.
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"Tsunade there's more. Danzo… Danzo admitted to… to turning things to his advantage where Naruto was concerned." Jiraiya said softly. Tsunade looked at Jiraiya waiting for him to carry on. "The night the Kyubi attacked, we were told that Kushina Uzumaki, Naruto's mother, had died during childbirth. However, Danzo admitted that he had the woman abducted. He had a forbidden jutsu performed, to make a corpse look like Kushina. Whoever it was, was buried in her place and we were none the wiser to her disappearance. However Danzo wanted to kill her. She managed to escape but no one knows if she is still alive or not. Or if she is, they don't know where to find her." Jiraiya said softly. Both turned towards the door when it swung open to reveal Naruto. The teen stared in shock, then before either of them could say a word to him he was gone.
"We need to find him." Tsunade said worriedly. Knowing that he was her real grandson didn't make any difference to her feelings towards Naruto. Jiraiya nodded.
"It might be best to send Sasuke to find him." Jiraiya said. Tsunade nodded and Jiraiya was gone to find the little group of people Naruto treated as family. Tsunade couldn't help but stare out of the window at the Hokage monument. Her own head had been carved into the mountainside, next to her son's head. The son she'd wanted so badly and had never got to know.
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Naruto found himself sitting on top of the Hokage monument. He was sat on top of his father's head. He stared out over the village and wondered exactly how he should be feeling, because at this moment he felt numb. Not only did he find out he had grandparents, but there was a chance that his mother was alive. He should've been happy. "How can I be happy knowing that my mother is alive and she abandoned me?" Naruto thought to himself.
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Kakashi, Sasuke, Sakura, Itachi, Pein and Konan were all sat in Tsunade's office. She'd just finished explaining everything. "I'll go and look for Naruto." Sasuke said softly. He made to leave the room when he felt a hand on his shoulder. He looked at Sakura.
"He'll be on the Hokage monument. He always goes there to think." Sakura said. Sasuke gave Sakura a reassuring smile and left the office quietly. Jiraiya and Tsunade were completely silent as they both looked out towards the Hokage monument. Both of them wondering what their grandson was thinking at this very moment.
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Sasuke found himself at the Hokage monument. He was just where Sakura predicted he would be. Naruto was sat on the Fourth's head. Sasuke went and sat down next to Naruto, waiting for him to speak. Naruto looked at Sasuke. "I never thought that I could feel like this Sasuke. I feel like everything's been a lie. I want so badly to just…" Naruto trailed off.
"Rage and scream and ask why?" Sasuke replied. Naruto nodded.
"Tsunade Baa-Chan is really my Baa-Chan and Ero-Sennin is my Jiji. My mother is out there, somewhere, and she never came back for me." Naruto said softly. Sasuke placed a hand on Naruto's shoulder.
"I doubt she didn't come back out of choice. There might be a good explanation. But if there is or isn't don't you want to find that out yourself?" Sasuke questioned. Naruto nodded. His eyes filled with unshed tears.
"But what if she never wanted me Sasuke? What if she ran off and left me because of Kyubi? Because she thinks I'm a monster?" Naruto asked. Tears streaked down his cheeks. Sasuke pulled his best friend into a hug, as Naruto had done for him a while back, and stroked the blond's hair gently.
"If that's the case, you still have me, and Itachi, and Sakura. You've got Kakashi, Konan, Tsunade and Jiraiya. Hell, you've even got Pein, whether he'd admit it or not. We'll be here for you. No matter what happens." Sasuke stated. Naruto hugged Sasuke back and nodded into his shoulder. For now he just wanted to forget about his problems for a few moments with the brother he'd never had biologically. That didn't matter at all. All that mattered was that Naruto had a family. That was what would pull him through now.
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Tsunade was looking at the grave of Minato Namikaze. Jiraiya came to stand beside her. "I always regretted that I wasn't there when he died." Jiraiya told Tsunade plainly. "I always looked at him like a son and when I was told about the Kyubi attack I rushed back to Konoha as fast as I could. But I was too late to save Minato." Jiraiya added.
"What was he like?" Tsunade asked.
"He was pretty calm and laid back about most things. He used to say he always knew what he needed to do, and he did it. He was a straight forward guy. Except where it came to Kushina. We both remember them Tsunade. We just never knew that Minato was our child before." Jiraiya replied. Tsunade stared at the grave.
"I was wrong not to tell you anything. I should've said something, I was just… I'd lost so many people Jiraiya. You and Orochimaru were my best friends. I suppose if I'm honest you're still my best friend. We were the legendary Sannin. We grew up together, we fought together, we trained and we learned together. I suppose I just didn't want to lose you too. It sounds stupid. We both know I should be smarter than to think that. But there it is." Tsunade said calmly. Jiraiya nodded his understanding. He didn't want to press Tsunade to reveal anything that she didn't want to. Of course they didn't talk about the reason they'd ended up sleeping together to create Minato in the first place. It was a simple thing. They were both drunk, Tsunade was grieving, and when they both woke the next morning they regretted it. Not because the idea was repellent, but because both parties felt they'd taken advantage of each other. They never talked about it again. It wasn't something they ever bought up. They both heard footsteps coming towards them and they turned to see it was Naruto walking towards them. He gave them a half smile.
"So, I was right to call you Baa-Chan all these years." Naruto stated to Tsunade. She smirked and shook her head in amusement, pulling her grandson into her embrace. Naruto hugged back and further from the trio, Sasuke watched over the scene with a gentle smile on his face.
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Okay everyone this is the end of this chapter. I hope you all enjoyed it. I know it was short and fluffy but I felt it prudent to end the chapter on a good note. Please R&R and tell me what you think.