A\N: oh, this is the last chapter of this story.. well it's been fun, and it won't be the last story so.. enjoy.
Disclaimer: Gosh, how many times do I have to say this, I DO NOT own Naruto or any of its characters, or this story would've been in the Anime.
Eye of the wolf
Ume remained silent after completing her story, Naruto did the same.
"Now I understand.." Naruto suddenly said, "Now I understand why you would get so defensive talking about friends or family"
Ume stared at him quietly, "I understand why I felt like I've known you for years.. it's because we are so much alike"
"I'm nothing like you" Ume interrupted sternly, "I know you don't understand.. but you're better off not knowing" she said that as she stood up.
"Where are you going?" Naruto asked jumping up to stop her from leaving.
"I've got to go, I have a quest to complete.. You wouldn't understand" she said heading for the window.
"I can't let you go" Naruto said grabbing her arm with a firm look on his face, "You're my friend" he said as his voice shook, his face suddenly holding a mixture of pain and care.
Ume looked at him with tears in her eyes, "Thank you.." she said sincerely.
Their eyes met for one tens moment, then Ume pulled away. Naruto loosened his grip on her arm, "Good bye Naru…."
At that moment she was interrupted when the apartment door swung open.. five ANBU members barged in the room.
"Kazuhiko Ume! Come with us.. You are under arrest" the ANBU in the front ordered.
Ume cowered back, "What's the meaning of this?" Naruto yelled stepping forward.
The ANBU turned his gaze over to him coldly, "Stay out of this.. This does not concern you" he said emotionlessly.
"The hell it doesn't!" Naruto yelled back, waving his hand.
Ume's mind was racing as she watched this; she didn't know what to do. She made up her mind fast..
Tsunade stepped into the room, "Ume you have no escape.. We know about you now"
As Tsunade stepped forward, Ume stepped back, trying to reach the window..
"We've learned about you're past.. How the villagers hated you, how they hurt you… we know about Satoru and how he died.. We know how his death made you turn into Ookami.. For revenge"
Naruto stepped forward, yelling, "Obaa-Sama! What are you talking about? Ume would never…."
Tsunade interrupted him with a strict glare, that made him bite his tong and stay quiet like a good little ninja.
"We understand" Tsunade continued turning back to Ume, stepping foreword.
"You don't know zip!" she yelled, taking one more step back.
She threw a little silver ball onto the floor of the apartment, and jumped out the window.
"Be careful!" Tsunade yelled to the others, shielding her face with her arms.
But when the bomb went off, it was only a smoke and light bomb, Tsunade coughed as she waved the smoke away, "Go find her! Don't let her get away!" she ordered the ANBUs.
"Hai" one of them said, as they all disappeared.
"Tsunade-Sama! What's the meaning of all this?" Naruto yelled frantically.
"Ugh" Tsunade sighed, not wanting to explain anything, but Naruto was worried, she had to spill all, "Naruto, You're friend here is from the Sun country and she…"
"I know I know, she told me her whole story" he interrupted.
"Well I don't think she told that she became Ookami after her friend's death" Tsunade huffed a bit annoyed at his interruption.
But Naruto's eyes were as wide as ping-pong balls, "Ookami? You mean the evil, murderous, heartless, S-ranked criminal?" he asked, then shook his head in disbelieve, "I can't believe that"
Tsunade sighed, "Believe what you want Naruto, but this girl is who she is" she said in a semi-compassionate voice.
Naruto shook his head again, "and she isn't Ookami, that's just who THEY made her become. But Ume is a good hearted strong spirited nice girl, who is hurting"
"Leave it to Naruto to make you compassion with the enemy" Tsunade thought accompanied with a mental sigh, "Say what you like Naruto but she still heartlessly killed many many people.. I don't think their families would agree with you"
Naruto shook his head violently for the third time in five minutes, "I'm sure I can get her to change her ways" he said heading to jump out the window.
"One moment Naruto, there is one more thing I need you to know,"
He turned to her, with a gleam of determination in his eyes, "we have reason to suspect that she is working on a very dangerous technique.. we believe she is driven by hope.. the hope to get revenge on the entire Sun country…"
Tsunade paused looking at Naruto's expression, making sure he fully comprehended what she was going at, "We believe she wants to destroy the Sun country, with this new forbidden technique of hers.. and all their villagers.. every-last-one-of them." She stopped.
Naruto remained silent for a moment, staring at the ground, a dark image of Sasuke stuck in his thoughts…
"She's not like that" he suddenly said, a fierce look in his eyes.
Tsunade felt some-what stunned. Naruto, after saying that, turned back to the window. He glanced over his shoulder at Tsunade, before jumping out.
Ume ran as fast as she could, racing over the roof tops, she headed for a certain destination.
She landed next to a tree, she quickly examined everything, it was all set.
She sensed a strong chakra presence behind her; she turned around slowly, and glared at the five ANBU members. She steadied the uneasiness in her chakra flow, if she was going to fight now she'd better be ready.
"Yoi-sutōmu no Jutsu" -Good storm-
"Raiton: Rai Tori"
Both the ANBU and Ume were about to begin their technique, when a voice called from afar.
"UMEEE!"
"N-Naruto?" Ume mumbled genuinely surprise, disabling her technique.
The ANBU did the same. Naruto quickly reached her, "What ever you're going to do don't!" Naruto said panting.
"Naruto you don't understand!"
"Yes.. yes I do understand.. I know about Ookami"
"Then you must understand why it has to be this way"
"Ume don't…"
"Leave now" an ANBU suddenly interrupted.
Naruto turned around and glared, "This doesn't concern you so leave now, before it's too late" the ANBU warned.
"Why I'll…"
"Naruto" a firm voice came from behind.
Tsunade walked towards the group, "Don't interfere" she ordered glaring.
Naruto reluctantly complied, Tsunade then turned to Ume, the later stood back, she started some seals, "Katon: Fire sutōmu…" -Fireelement: fire storm- Ume hesitated, if she did that technique now, she'd hurt Naruto.
Tsunade instantly picked up on her hesitation, and so did the ANBU, "Suiton: water sōdo" One of them yelled. -waterelement: water sword-
A long sword-like water thing appeared between his hands, he charged at Ume. She quickly preformed some seals, "water manipulation jutsu" she yelled.
The ANBU's sword instantly fell apart, Ume picked up the water with her technique, she used the water as a whip, smashing it on the deferent attacking ANBUs.
Ume held her breath as she jumped from place to place, avoiding attacks, and repelling them, only lashing back with simple strikes with her water whip. She knew she couldn't last much longer with just this technique and some speed. it is just child play for these seasoned ANBUs, but the problem was that most her techniques were of mass destruction, all of which will in turn hurt Naruto.
Naruto couldn't just stand around and watch this go on to a friend of his, he clinched his fists as he watched her get hurt.. he noticed that her resistance was slowly weakening. His blood boiled, he violently fought back the urge to tap into the Kyuubi's chakra, he knew that would only make matters worse.
Finally he couldn't stand it anymore, he charged at the ANBU who was pinning Ume to the ground.. but that ANBU just punched him away with enormous force.
"Naruto!" Ume screamed seeing her friend fly back.
She drove both her feet into the ANBU's stomach, he fell back. But as she jumped up, she felt someone stick something onto her back, "Chakra seal!" she heard a voice from behind say.
She whipped around to see an ANBU standing confidently, finishing off her last hand seals. Ume suddenly felt her powers drained out.. she stumbled and her knees shook, as she felt a sudden weakness start to take over her body. but she didn't fall, she stood there unstable, her knees facing inward, barely able to hold herself up.
Finally she focused as hard as she could, she charged at Tsunade, lifting both her hands a little over her head, trying to smash them into Tsunade. but an ANBU suddenly appeared in front of her, and shot a horseshoe shaped thing at her, it caught a hold on her arms, pulling her back, and pinning her hands to a tree, high over her head.
She let out a pained scream as her left shoulder bombed with great pain; the nerves hadn't healed yet form the injuries.
"STOP IT! YOU'RE HURTING HER!" Naruto screamed charging at the ANBUs once more.
But the two ANBUs simply tackled him, he struggled as Ume continued shrieking as the pain intensified the more her arm remained in the upward position.
Naruto's anger increased, and with that, the Kyuubi's chakra started gaining some control. The demon fox cloak still didn't kick in, but Naruto's eyes were now red, the scratches on his cheeks darker, and his canine teeth and nails were longer.
With this sudden burst of energy, Naruto threw the two AMBUs off of him. Tsunade suddenly appeared in front of him, she forced chakra into her fist, as she crushed it into his stomach. The Kyuubi chakra instantly retracted, and Naruto gasped as he flew back.
"NARUTO! Uh.. Ahhh" Ume yelled, then winced as the pain shot into her head.
Tsunade turned to her, "Release her" she ordered.
"But Tsunade-Sama….. Hai" the ANBU replied, and did as she said.
Ume fell onto her face, shaking. Tsunade stepped towards her silently; Ume panicked as she found that she was unable to move. Tsunade crouched next to her, "Come on" she said in a surprisingly gentle voice.
Ume stared up at her with surprise, then she realized, she wasn't able to get away anymore, it was the end of Ookami.
"No" Ume whispered, tears of defeat in her eyes.
But Tsunade didn't respect her wishes, she picked her up by her right arm, and stood her on her feet, "No" Ume whispered again.
"What?" Tsunade asked, not hearing her.
"I'm not going to jail" she suddenly yelled pushing Tsunade away.
Ume stumbled back, and leaned on a tree, she then pulled out a weird looking scroll.
"It.. can't be" Tsunade gasped, wide eyed.
"Yeah I figured that you learned what I was up to.. this is That technique" Ume smirked weakly.
Tsunade peered at her cautiously, "What do you want to do?"
Ume just put her hand on the scroll confidently, "Are you really willing to kill everyone in this village.. innocent people who did nothing to you" Tsunade said staling, hoping for a miracle.
Ume closed her eyes and leaned her head back, "No one's innocent" she said with a tired smile.
"Ume?"
Her eyes opened and her smile disappeared, she gave a tired blank stare to Naruto, who was barely able to stand, "Stop this nonsense Ume, this isn't you" he said stepping towards her, "This isn't the kind loving friend I know, this isn't you" he insisted.
Tsunade didn't say anything, she gazed at the two quietly, wondering what Naruto was planning, "C'mon stop the act, let's just go home" Naruto said, slowly stepping towards her, extending a hand.
Ume stared at him nervously; his eyes locked on hers, her bottom lip shook as her grip on the scroll loosened.
Suddenly, a spear like rock shot past Ume's face, both her and Naruto turned to see an ANBU performing an earth controlling jutsu. As another rock flew at her, Ume jumped back, "I'm sorry Naruto, I can never be who you think I am"
She forced herself to her feet. Determent, she charged at the nearest ANBU, willing to kill. In self deafens the ANBU pulled out his Katana, and put in the way of the charging girl, it pierced her throw the stomach, she never had a chance to dodge it, she wasn't capable, she knew that.
"UMEEE!" Naruto screamed jumping up, he caught the girl before she hit the ground.
"Ume" Naruto repeated, his voice now just a whisper.
"I wish.. I was who you thought.. of me.." Ume smiled faintly.
"You are" he begged.
"he.. I never.. got.. my.. revenge" she said tears in her eyes.
"Your.. revenge?"
Tsunade walked up to them, she moved Naruto out of the way gently, then started trying to heal Ume.
Naruto held Ume's head on his lap, one of his tears rolled down his cheek and onto her face, she smiled, "Good bye.. Na….. ru…... to…." Her voice trailed off, as her body suddenly got loose.
The glow around Tsunade's hands slowly faded to nothing, "W-what are you doing? Heal her!" Naruto yelled as Tsunade backed away.
She gave him one sympathetic look then walked over and picked up Ume's scroll, "Heal her!" Naruto yelled again, not leaving Ume's body.
She glanced at him over her shoulder, "Let's go" she ordered the ANBU turning away.
The ANBU looked at Naruto holding Ume's body, then turned back to Tsunade, "It's okay" she nodded calmly.
"Hai.. Iekuza meinna" -Let's go everyone 'I think'- one of the ANBUs ordered, they all disappeared.
Leaving the crying Naruto, hugging Ume, his last good bye.
*A week later*
Knock-Knock "Enter"
"You called for me? Oba-Chan?" Naruto said calmly, stepping into Tsunade's office.
"Yes, Yes, have a seat" she said.
Naruto did as she said quietly, "I thought I'd let you know about the scroll Ume left"
Naruto suddenly seemed to be more interested, "it turned out that the scroll didn't hold a deadly technique in it"
"What?" he yelled.
Tsunade nodded in agreement, "it was a deferent technique that we're still trying to figure out.." she paused, "But there is a letter accompanied with it, I thought it would only be fair to let you read it.. now that it's been a week since… ehem, well here you go"
With that said, she handed him a white paper folded neatly, with a beautifully written name on it.
He lifted his head for permission, Tsunade nodded for him to proceed. He opened the letter:
"Naruto:
You've been a dear friend to me throughout this whole period, you were one of the few people who were ever good to me, and I want you to know I am very grateful for that."
"You don't have to be, it was a pleasure" Naruto mumbled to himself, as if Ume was in front of him saying those words.
He continued:
"It must've been hard on you to learn that the person you described as your friend, was the widely known and feared Ookami, the S-ranked Criminal, and heartless murderer. And for that I am sincerely sorry..
But I hope you know that I am not all the things people call me, yes I have killed people, and I am greatly remorseful for that.. but I tried to kill as quickly and with least pain possible, I was on a quest you may say.. and although it is no excuse, revenge was driving me to do things that I can not take back anymore.
I started off trying to create a technique to destroy the Sun country, but then I changed my mind… violence is what caused me this pain, but violence would not end it. So instead, I am trying to create a healing technique to benefit our war-destructed world.
I destroyed the horrible technique that my father had originally started, and was at one point nearly completing, 'cause why do we need one more ways to hurt our selves. And so I won't hog the credit to my self, I want you to know that this new technique was originally started by Daisuke Satoru, a grate person and shinobi alike.
The technique is called, 'Rebirth', I trust that your village will use it well.
It pains me to know that I will not get my revenge, but I believe that I have already hurt enough people, innocent people.
I know I don't deserve forgiveness but I apologize to the world anyway, that technique being proof of that. But most importantly Naruto, I apologize to you. but know this, you are the best friend anyone can ask for, I truly didn't deserve you.
Ume."
Naruto finished the letter, then refolded it, he paused then lifted his face. With tears in his eyes, he handed the paper back to Tsunade.
She took it and put it in her lap, "I think she was saying the truth" she said after a few moments of silence.
Naruto nodded, "Me too" he answered with a slightly cracked voice.
There was another minute or do of silence then Naruto stood up, and headed for the door, Tsunade didn't object.
Half way through the door Naruto stopped, and slowly turned around, "You know how she said she was sad about not getting her revenge? … well she was wrong… she did get her revenge on the world.. they lost a very good person, they lost the chance of knowing… her"
Naruto said that then slowly continued out, his head hanging a little lower than usual.
As the door quietly closed behind him Tsunade sighed, "That dumb blond can be very dumb.. but sometimes he can be very wise.. Indeed the world lost one of the few very good people that it desperately needs"
End.
2010-6-20 2010-8-14
A\N: Gomen, Sorry I didn't warn you before that I love sad endings.. but that would've spoiled it for you guys. The date above is the time I started, finished the story seriously.. I'm sorry I got lazy while writing the techniques in Japanese, but I couldn't find the word for fire, water.
I am working on another Naruto story, but I think it will be a while before I start posting it.. please give me your finally thoughts, comments criticizes and questions, and I'll get back to you.
So for now, Ja ne!