A\N: hopefully this wasn't too long of a wait.. I think things are going to really start moving.. thanks to everyone who reviewed so far.. and to those who didn't.. Just review..
Eye of the wolf
Naruto woke up late that night for no apparent reason, he looked around the room, it was empty. He tumbled out of bed, and looked at the clock, it's nearly 2 A.M. so where's Ume?
*On the roof*
"I thought I'd might find you here" Naruto said to Ume.
She didn't answer at first, and continued gazing at the few lights left open in Konoha, "Why's that?" she finally asked.
Naruto sat beside her and smiled, "Because this is where I'd come if I couldn't sleep" he answered watching a dog run around in the ally below.
"…."
"Konoha always looks so peaceful at night, it really can calm ne down after anything"
"As for me, it grounds me, it reminds me how small, and insignificant I am. I mean who am I compared to the whole village? One person can't make any difference"
"You're wrong!" Naruto said in a calm voice, but with a trace of anger in it.
Ume turned to him surprised, he didn't turn to her, "Everyone makes a difference, everyone"
Ume looked away, "Not me" she said stubbornly in a low voice.
"I don't understand you Ume"
"…."
"Why do you think so little of your self?"
"Ha"
"You are just as important as any one else?"
"No I'm no…"
"Yes you are!" Naruto suddenly yelled, standing up. "You deserve the full life any one can have"
Ume looked up at him for a moment, but the she looked away, "You don't know me" she said before jumping up. "And if you did, you'd think the same thing"
"No Ume wait!" Naruto yelled chasing after the escaping Ume.
He grabbed her arm, "Hey what's you're problem any ways, I was just…." he yelled at her.
She turned around, her eyes full of tiers, her cheeks red, "Ume what's wrong? Are you alright? I'm sorry; can I do something to help?"
Tiers streamed down her cheeks, "Stop acting like him! Stop looking like him! Stop it! Stop caring like him!" she yelled pushing him in the chest, "Just leave me alone!" she ran off crying.
Naruto stood in the hall confused, "Ume?"
"Fast get him inside, we have to check him quick, we don't know how he's injured" the doctor ordered pushing the gurney through the halls.
"what happened to him?" a young nurse whispered to her friend.
"I'm not sure, I think he was the sole survivor from an Ookami attack" her friend whispered back
"*Gasp*"
"Enough you two, focus on the patient" the doctor scolded them.
"Hai.. Gomenasia" the two said unanimously.
"Did any one call Tsunade-Sama?" another doctor ask, as she measured the man's pulse.
"She's on her way, she should be here any second" someone called out from the back.
"Good 'cause…."
"What's going on here?" Tsunade asked barging into the room.
"He's…"
"He is survivor from a group that was attacked by Ookami" the young nurse interrupted the doctor excitedly, causing her to receive several glares.
"Ookami?" Tsunade frowned
She quickly started healing him, "these wounds don't seem right for an attack from a criminal as dangerous as her, some second degree burns, defensive wounds, blunt trauma to the head, a cuts and brueses here and there… Beside the damage done to the front of his chest, ribs, and lungs, I'd say those were from a knock out blow.. his situation isn't that bad, that isn't compatibal with the type of attacks Ookami pulls off , are you sure it was her?" -Yes, I do watch too much E.R. and CSI NY-
A few people nodded in response, Tsunade felt confused, "So far Ookami hasn't left any survivors in any of her attacks" Tsunade noted.
An older doctor nodded in agreement, "he's a first, lucky man" she said calmly.
Tsunade stared at the bearded man's face in thought, "Why did you change your style? And what's different about this one?"
"Hey Izumo, did Maki-Chan ever call you back?" A guy with a goatee asked his friend casually, kicking an empty soda can.
The guy with head protector tied like a bandana yawned, he hated waking up so early, "Nah, but I don't really care, how about you Kotetsu? How are things going with Hitomi-Chan?"
Kotetsu looked away blushing, "Uh… well.." he stuttered rubbing his neck.
"Hey who's that?" Izumo interrupted stepping towards a bench, Kotetsu felt thankful that the subject was changed; he caught up with his friend.
"It's a girl" Kotetsu staded looking at the sleeping girl.
"Thanks genius.. I knew that you idiot" Izumo sighed, "Baka" he repeated under his breath.
"She kinda pretty" Kotetsu said ignoring his friend.
Izumo stepped closer, "Didn't we find Haruno Sakura sleeping here once?" Kotetsu asked.
His friend nodded, "Oh yeah we found Yamanaka Ino here too… and Hyuuga Hinata …. And Rock Lee, right?"
Another nod, "I wonder why girls.. And Lee, like sleeping here?" Kotetsu rubbed his chin with his index finger, putting on his pondering face.
Izumo resisted the urge to smack his friend, he nudged the sleeping girl, "Hey you shouldn't sleep here, you'll get sick"
She sat up and rubbed her eyes, a dazed look on her face she stared at him, "Who are you?" she asked in a tired voice, then yawned.
He didn't bother to answer, he stared at her face, Kotetso was right when he said she was pretty, she really was. She had a slight glow to her pale skin, shiny blackish hair, but there was something about her eyes that was captivating, they were a shiny silver color… wait that can't be right?
At that moment she closed her eyes tightly as she yawned, she rubbed her eyes again before opening them, she stared at him with grayish black dull eyes, okay that makes more sense.
But Izumo still had a weird feeling about the girl, "Yeah well, if nothing's wrong we'll be on our way" he said that dragging Kotetso away.
"U-Uh S-sayonara.." -Good bye- Kotetso yelled back, but there was no escaping from Izumo's clutches.
Ume stumbled into Naruto's apartment; he jumped up from where he sat, "Ume! I was so worried! I…." but then he swallowed his tong at the look she gave him.
"Thank God you're okay" he said with relief
She didn't answer as she gave him a dull gaze then dragged her feet to the bathroom,
"Where were you last night? I searched for you all over" Naruto greeted Ume as she stepped out of the bathroom.
She didn't answer, instead she walked over to the fridge and pulled out the milk, "Why did you run away like that Ume? I was just worried about you"
"…."
"I don't understand what I did to you, why are you so angry with me?"
Ume's hand shook, causing the glass of milk to spill on the counter, "Just let it go! I don't want to talk about it!" she snapped.
Naruto stared at her stunned, not knowing what to say, or what he did to upset her so much.
Ume turned away and put a cloth on the spilt milk, she then reached to a high shelf to get a clean glass, but a sudden pain jutted through her shoulder, she winced causing a few cups and plates crash to the floor and shatter to pieces.
She stood there a gloomy cloud hovering over her heart, her bangs covered her eye. Naruto didn't comment, a sudden silence took over the room.
"It's just too much" Ume said a sparkling tier rolling down her face.
Naruto opened his mouth to comment, but Ume added, "I can't handle the pain any more, it's just too much"
She put her hands over her heart and squeezed, "I Just can't take it anymore," she said in a crying voice, "It's just too hard" she whimpered.
"Tsunade-Sama! Tsunade-Sama! Tsunade-SAMAAAA!" Shizune yelled running down the hall, "Tsuna… Oh" she bumped into her mentor, and fell back.
"What is it Shizune?"she asked worried.
Shizune quickly stood up, "he's here… he's here"
"Shizune slow down, who's here?"
"A messenger from Tadashigakure a-a I mean Heiwagakure"
"A messenger?"
"Yes with information about Ookami"
"But I thought the team we sent was killed, except one.. But he was sent back here injured.. My point being that that village never got our message"
"Ummm"
"Never mind take me to him, I'll let him explain it himself"
"Hokage-Sama! I… ahh" the ragged looking man collapsed in front of Tsunade.
Tsunade caught him and laid him in the floor, she started healing him, "Why didn't anyone give him some help? He sick and tired he could die"
"He refused to go to the hospital, he wanted to come straight to you, he said he had very important information to give you" Shizune said trying not to interfere with Tsunade's work.
"He looks like he's been traveling for days non stop" she said as the green glow around her hand paled then disappeared.
"That's probably right" Shizune commented.
Tsunade stood up, "put him in one of the empty rooms in the hospital, we'll ask him about that information when he wakes."
A\N: Yes I admit that this is cruelly short.. hopefully the next chapter will be coming soon.. but until then let me know your opinion so far.. Review.
A\N2: Oh yeah, I'm not sure which of the two is Izumo and which is Kotetsu.. sorry if I got the two names confused ;\