Anthem Of My Dying Days
Author's note
- Finally, episode 11 has arrived!!!! All I can say is gomenasai, sorry for this lateness... too many crisis I've to face in order to finish this episode...
- Thanks everybody for keep on supporting me!!! I'll never forget you guys!!!!
- Aha, XllShadowllX (thanks for your review)... Naruto will remains unchanged, but he will adapted to the way he is behaving before...
- Okay, back our stories...
Episode 11 - The Fight Starts
"Hei Itachi, are you sure Kanashii is here? If we fail to convince him to join us, Leader-sama will absolutely pissed-off with us.."
"Kisame, please have at least a little piece of believe in me... I know about that and I'm sure he's here, in Konohakagure..."
"Hei Itachi... Kanashii is actually the Kyuubi brat, right? I'm a little bit confused about Leader-sama's order to us to convince him joining the Akatsuki... why don't we just hunt him and swap him off? that's easy, ne??"
"Fuck you, Kisame... He learned the art of the samurai from the Three Demons of Tokugawa, I'm not so sure if I can kill him... He's too powerful for us, you know?"
"Oh... the Three demons of Tokugawa? who are they?"
"Your former Mist's Seven Shinobi Swordsmen's nemesis... Kenshin Himura Battousai, Yoshinobu Tokugawa, Miburou Saitou Hajime... I've once nearly being defeated by one of them, Miburou Saitou Hajime if I'm not mistaken... He's too cool and calm, yet so cruel and heartless... I'll never forget the way he launched his Gatotsu, extremely fast and unpredictable..."
"Oh... so that Kanashii a.k.a Naruto is another clone of them?"
"Yup, no doubt about that... Let's go!!! Don't forget warn Deidara and Tobi not to attack Naruto, because I need to have a little word with Naruto..."
"Yes, Itachi-cute..."
"Don't you ever call me with that name, motherfucker!!!"
"But you're too cute... even Leader-sama call you with that name..."
"Grrrr... get lost!!!"
"..."
Konohakagure, at night...
Sasuke rented a room, opposite to his comrades' room in a traditional hotel near Naruto's cottage. He bumped his restless body on the bed, drowned himself in a deep thought about Naruto's words that evening.
"Once a dragon entered the world of darkness, you'll never stop it..."
Sasuke got up from his bed and walked to the balcony of the room, after he leaned his sword on the wall.
He inhaled the fresh air of the environment, and spontaneusly gave a smirk. His eyes attarcted by a figure, Naruto was sitting in front of his kiln while drinking sake and smoking at the same time... an usual lifestyle of a lone samurai...
"Naruto... smoking??? Drinking sake??? What a lame activities by a famous Hitokiri!!! He's totally different from he is before... I never saw him alone, staring at the sky before as he always sitting in the Ichiraku Ramen stall with us, talking loud about his dream to be the Hokage... but now, everything's ruined completely...", Sasuke wondered far away, while watching Naruto sipping his sake after exhaling the smokes, not to forget... listening to his new i-pod...
"Wow, That's so incredible!!!! These techno songs are totally awesome!!! Thanks i-pod!!! I should download more techno songs from Limewire... damn!!!", Naruto shouted loudly, causing Sasuke nearly fell down from his room's balcony.
"Dammit, he's listening to his new i-pod... I thought he's staring to the sky just now!!! God damn you, Naruto!!!", Sasuke cursed Naruto after climbed up to his balcony.
Sasuke heard somebody knocked the door of his room. He quickly opened the door and surprised to see Sakura in front of the room, crying.
"Come in..", Sasuke spoke in a calm tone.
Naruto turned off his i-pod when he noticed a man wearing the Akatsuki cloak standing in front of him. The man was also bringing a huge sword, which was known as Samehade the Chakra Eater.
"Kisame, it has been a long time since our meet here, in Konoha 5 years ago...", Naruto slowly slipped his Nagasone Kotetsu on his right waist while talking. Then, Naruto slowly lit his cigarette as he stood steadily towards Kisame.
"That's nice, brat... My Samehade can't eat Ki, unlike chakra... you're trully amazing, even though I hate to admit it!!", Kisame grinned widely.
"Please, Hoshigaki Kisame... Kill me if you are totally able to!!", Naruto shouted loudly, releasing his dark Ki.
"Kyuubi brat, I'm here not because I want to kill you, but it's because that cute Itachi wanted to have a nice conversation with you... but anyway, why don't we stretch ourselves before Itachi arrives here?? You and me, a sword-fight... I just wanna witness the true power of Hiten Mitsurugi-ryu by myself!!!", Kisame gripped his Samehade as he swung into action against Naruto in a sword-fight.
The fight between a huge chakra-eating broadsword of an Akatsuki member and a 0.7 metres high-quality katana of a famous Hitokiri has just begun.
"Hoshigaki Kisame... Mist's Seven Shinobi Swordsmen, Samehade!!!"
"Uzumaki Naruto... Ishin Shishi no Hitokiri, Nagasone Kotetsu!!!"
"Fair and Square... Fight!!!"
"Sasuke, I'm trully disappointed with Naruto today... He has lived here for two weeks, a long time for an ordinary ninja to settle down and starting a new life... but why don't he change himself to the way he was before? Is it too difficult for him?", Sakura spoke in sadness while crying.
"You have to understand what Naruto have passed through... you have to accept that he's not the same Naruto before... We're absolutely different from him, as he chooses to be part of the Ishin Shishi Hitokiri movement...", Sasuke comforted Sakura, with nice words.
"Go to hell with Ishin Shishi!!! They are the one who should be blamed for killing the old Naruto and replaced Naruto's warm-hearted ninja soul with the horrified soul of a blood-thirsty Hitokiri that we don't even recognize who he is!!!".
"But then you still have to accept to truth... I know its hard to see someone who had taught us about friendship and family, finally has ended-up being a cruel manslayer who don't even care about friendship and family anymore..."
"Sasuke-kun..."
"Naruto had told me about something I don't expect him to tell... He had told me that a blood-thirty Hitokiri just like him won't need any friends of families at all, as he will stand and wield his sword against the world all by himself...", Sasuke spoke with a calm face, hiding his sad and worried feelings about Naruto.
"Sasuke-kun, what must I do to revive the former soul of Naruto?? I just can't stand watching him acting more cruel and cruel as the time passes by!!! Please, Sasuke-kun!!! Even Shikamaru told me that this new version of Naruto is just an empty soul, only filled with cruelty, despair, sadness and a very strong desire to earn his satisfaction by slaughtering his enemies... I just wanna see his warm smile back!!! I don't want to see this newly brain-washed Naruto showing his evil smirk or his face of satisfaction after killing people anymore!!!", Sakura kept on yelling while crying.
Sasuke hugged Sakura tightly and suddenly kissed her lips, gently.
"Just like what Naruto had told us before, let the time be the judge... I'm sure that brat will come back to us...", Sasuke whispered to Sakura's ear before kissed her again.
The wind started to blow strong as both ninja kissed again and again, slowly they took out their clothes one by one. Then, Sakura laid down slowly onto the bed while looking towards Sasuke's eyes with the feeling of love.
The warm sensation that she never cherish before...
"HA HA HA!!! Good, Kisame!!! Your presence has made me think that now I'm on the streets of Kyoto during Bakumatsu era!!!"
"The same goes for me, Naruto!!! It's an honour to fight against you!!! Heaven, here I come!!!!"
The sound of sword colliding to each other broke the peaceful night, causing some Konoha ninjas to be surprised to hear those sounds.
Hiten Mitsurugi-ryu, Ryu-shozan!!!
Water Windmill technique!!!
K-changgg!!!!!
Kisame's attack barely injured Naruto's chest as Naruto was very fast to dogde the attack and gave Kisame a kick on his face. Both sword-fighters moved to their defensive positions when Naruto quickly sheathed his Nagasone Kotetsu and dashed in his god-like speed towards Kisame.
Hiten Mitsurugi-ryu, Lightning Battou-jutsu!!!
Water Tornado Technique!!!
K-changgg!!!!!
"Gotcha!!!!", Kisame shouted loudly as he successed blocking Naruto's fast sword-drawing technique.
"What the fuck...", Naruto thought for a second before he felt a kick on his cheek, throwing him to the hotel where Sasuke had rented.
"Ah... Ah.. Sa... Sasuke-kun, faster... faster... please..."
"Ah.. Ah... Sa... Sakura-chan, I love you..."
"Me... too, Sasuke-kun...", Sakura spoke in happiness as she had finally passed through the night of romances.
The night that she only dreamt of.
The night that she always hoped for it to come.
But the moment of romances between both of them had been interrupted by the sound of Naruto bumped on the room's wall, and finally crushed the wall.
"KISAME!!! NOW YOU HAVE MADE ME FEEL THE TOTAL FEELING OF BLOOD THIRSTY!!!!", Naruto shouted as he stood up, making his sword as a standing stick for him to stand up properly.
"Naruto!!!!!!", Sakura yelled as she watched Naruto spat some blood from his mouth.
"Oh shit, my teeth..."
"Naruto!!! What are you doing here?? You have ruined the wall of my room!!!", Sasuke shouted in shock to watch Naruto tore his own hakama, showing his black rounded-collar T-shirt.
A black t-shirt with a nice 'kanji' caligraphy of Ishin Shishi on it.
Ishin Shishi, the organization that had raised many powerful and ferocious Hitokiri to fight against Tokugawa Shogunate regime and established the new Meiji government.
The organization that finally ruined Naruto's life, after what they had done to Himura Battousai.
"That sharkie managed to land me a powerful kick... hmm, good!!! Yeah, that's too excellent!!!"
Still Naruto ignored the surroundings of the room and his injuries, while his eyes stared sharply towards Kisame.
Kisame walked slowly, entering the room as he spoke.
"Is this the power of the so-called magnificient Hiten Mitsurugi-ryu?? Hey brat, you're not fighting seriously... are you?!!!".
"Kisame, you have awaken the Shadow Manslayer's ultimate desire to kill!!!", Naruto shouted again while posing on his Mizoguchi Haitto-ryu Gatotsu stance.
"Oh, it's nice to see a young Uchiha prodigy having sex with a pink-haired kunoichi here... Naruto, I think they're just a bit of disturbance to us, why don't you let me kill them?", Kisame spoke in a mocking tone while his eyes glared towards naked Sasuke and Sakura which still lying in the bed, frightened.
"Ha ha ha... Leave them alone. It would be some sort of embarrassment to watch them dying in agony, naked!!! Well... to earn a big satisfaction for yourself, KILL'EM ALL!!!", Naruto lit his cigarette, standing steadily while holding his swords tightly.
Both Sasuke and Sakura were extremely afraid to watch Kisame and Naruto staring sharply towards them. Samehade and Nagasone Kotetsu were prepared in a fully slaughtering mode, while Naruto and Kisame stood steadily in their attacking position.
But suddenly...
"hmm... hmmm... hmmm... ha... ha... ha... HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!!", Both Kisame and Naruto giggled and finally burst out a crazy insane big laughter.
Naruto laughed madly while his left hand covered his face, while Kisame laughed just like an insane crazy man while his finger was pinted towards Sasuke and Sakura.
"Just kidding!!! Don't worry, fuckers... just continue your filthy works... We won't disturb you... but if you don't mind, can we join??!!", Naruto spoke slowly in an insulting tone, causing Kisame to laugh as loud as he can.
"Hei, Naruto!!! You should ask that old Jiraiya to come here... maybe he'll get some new ideas to continue his Icha Icha Paradise!!!! Ha Ha Ha!!!", Kisame added, while laughing.
Sasuke angrily shouted directly towards Naruto,"Naruto-teme!!! I'll kill you after this!!!".
"Well, it's okay for you to have such a high desire... but the question is, are you able to kill me??!!", Naruto replied in his calm killer tone.
"Hei, Naruto!!! You should be ashamed of yourself!!! We did it for the sake of our love!!!", Sakura yelled towards Naruto, but Naruto still laughed loudly.
"Love?? What is that??!!! We Hitokiri don't need love in every aspects of our lives!!! I've dedicated all of my life to protect the innocents and weaks, fighting to create a new future for the Japanese and weilding the sword against the corrupt and wrong-doing acts of the shogunate!!! Let no question asked about my principle!!!"
"Enough of your fuckin' mumbo jumbo, Naruto!!! I'm not so impressed with your sword-wielding skills, so what are you going to do about that??", Kisame suddenly spoke, interrupted Naruto and Sakura's conversation.
"How?? That's so simple!!!", Naruto replied while preparing on his Gatotsu position.
"Wow!!! That's Mizoguchi Haitto-ryu Gatotsu, Saitou Hajime's technique!!!".
"Watch this clearly Sasuke, Sakura... I'll show you on how I earned the title of Hitokiri Kage, the successor of the title of Hitokiri Battousai..."
Mizoguchi Haitto-ryu, Gatotsu!!!
Naruto dashed in his god-like speed, pierced the sharp-pointed blade of his sword into Kisame's arm.
"Arghhh!!! What the hell...!!!", Kisame shouted when Naruto sword stabbed his shoulder, automatically dragged him to the thick wall of the hotel.
Booomm!!!
Kisame hit the thick wall, causing it to broken into pieces... before he laid down on the floor with a loud bump.
Naruto stopped his movement, slowly walked towards Kisame.
"Aku Soku Zan, this is the way how we treat the evil one... without mercy and compassion!!!", Naruto spoke slowly as he was ready to launch another Gatotsu when somebody interrupted the fight.
"Magen-kyou Sharingan, Tsukuyomi!!!!"
"Itachi!!! I knew it!!!", Naruto immediately repelled Itachi's genjutsu technique with his defensive Ki. Kisame, Sasuke and Sakura were shocked to watch Naruto repelled Itachi's deadly technique easily.
Itachi... Itachi... Itachi...
"Itachi!!! You will die tonight!!!", Sasuke shouted loudly while wearing his clothes before slipped his sword on his back.
"I have no time for you, useless little brother... now shut up and continue your sex story-tale with that pink slut...", Itachi spoke as he kicked Sasuke, causing Sasuke to be thrown to the wall of his room.
Itachi directed his head towards Naruto, which was still standing still while holding his sword.
"Good, Naruto... Did Saitou Hajime teach you that??", Itachi slowly walked towards Naruto while smirking.
"None of your business, weasel... Kisame said that you have something to discuss with me... I would like to know about that...", Naruto sheathed is Nagasone Kotetsu.
"Mind your own language, Naruto... it's so impolite to insult your future comrade...".
"What are you talking about? I'm your enemy, Itachi... don't you ever forget about that.".
"Naruto, our Akatsuki Leader-sama wishes to have you as apart of our organization... Akatsuki had stopped the operation on hunting demons such as Kyuubi, Jinchuuriki or other demons... our missions now are annihilating other missing-nin groups which are opposing us and finally, destroys Otokagure totally once and for all... no harm will be caused towards Konohakagure, I promise..."
"Hey, an evil person spits out evil words... why should I trust you?", Naruto spoke while lighting his cigarette.
"Naruto, we are the man of our words... after all, we are specialized and high-skilled ninja... we can kill you if we want to...", Itachi spoke.
"Wow, that's sooo impressing!!! Okay okay, but can you give me time to think about it??".
"What about a month? I'm sure you will have much time to think about that, and I hope you will join us since Leader-sama really want to meet you ...", Itachi spoke as he treated Kisame's shoulder.
"Kisame... Let's go!!!"
Both of them disappeared after Itachi waved his right hand to Naruto, a sign of peace.
Naruto sheathed back his Nagasone Kotetsu, while picking up his torn hakama and his Shinuchi. His eyes stared up straight to the sky, while his hand still holding the cigarette.
"No... no... I must not join them, for the sake of Japan and Konoha... Words from an evil person must not be trusted...", He said while smiling to the sky.
"Ishin Shishi will be Ishin Shishi, Shinsen Gumi will be Shinsen Gumi, Hitokiri will be a Hitokiri forever... nothing will change this fact!!"
Naruto kept on smiling to the dark sky until a voice suddenly interrupted him.
"Naruto!!! You're such a jerk!!! I'm gonna kill you right now!!!", Sakura yelled towards Naruto.
"What are you talking about, missy? I just don't understand."
"You... you... You have insulted the power of love, claiming that a damn Hitokiri just like you won't need love!!! What a kind of person are you??!! Naruto that I know never talk something bad about his feelings!!! You're not Naruto!!!"
"Ceh... love... friendship... family... do you ever think of that when you have to asassinate people?? Please Sakura, I will certainly kill my own friends and families if the Japanese government ordered me to kill them..."
"Damn you Naruto!!! I'll kick your ass tomorrow, in Konoha Taijutsu Arena!!!"
"I'm glad to hear some useless words from you... there goes your worthless nindo again, until then...", Naruto walked slowly from the hotel, leaving Sakura and Sasuke behind.
The next day...
"I'm proud to pronounce all of you that today will be the first day of Konoha Taijutsu Tournment!!!"
A loud voices of cheering can be heard from the Konoha Taijutsu Arena, where the tournament will be running for 4 days.
All of the participants were standing with proud and fear at the same time, except for Naruto which still smoking without even feeling guilty or tensed at all.
"As usual, this year we have a foreign participant from our new ally, Japan!!! Using two samurai katana named Nagasone Kotetsu and Shinuchi... Kankyo Kanashii!!!", the commentator announced as the crowds cheered loudly while clapping their hands.
Tenten, Sakura, Neji, Kiba, Rock Lee, Sasuke, Sai and other Konoha ninjas who participated in the tournament glared Naruto, who was still smoking without even giving any attention to the noisy surroundings of the arena.
Sakura noticed that Naruto brought a new sword with him, which its blade was completely black in colour.
"This unnamed katana was a great masterpiece of Shakku Arai the famous sword-maker in Kyoto... the black-coloured blade of this 'old friend' is the best example to show all of you on how me and my 'old friend' had struggled hard to survive in Bakumatsu era...", Naruto suddenly spoke, surprised Sakura and Sasuke who were observing the sword carefully.
"Why does the colour of the blade of your sword is black?? Do you seal it with your chakra??"
"Nope... it's just too many blood spilled on my 'old friend', that's why the blade changes its colour from silver to black... another memories of my past life as the Shadow Manslayer...", Naruto showed his evil smirk, scaring Sakura and Tenten, whose standing behind Sakura.
Their conversation were interrupted when the commentator annouced the first fight of the tournament which will be started after that.
Naruto took his place on the participant's site, waiting to be called into the arena.
"Shit, there's too many participants here... I wonder when I'll fight and who's my opponent in this first stage? Hope I'm strong enough to spare my opponent's life instead of killing him or her... Oh god, please help me to control my strong demonic desire to kill just for these four days only...", Naruto drowned in his deep thought as he watched the fight between Neji and Sai.
The long fight ended when Neji finally defeated Sai using his ultimate Jyuuken style, Shugohakke Rokujyuu Honshou.
"Next, Kanashii and Sakura!!! Now we'll be watching the Konoha great chakra controlling skills versus the Japanese ultimate sword-wielding speed... Who will win this fight??", the commentator anounced the next fight loudly as the crowds cheered heavily for Sakura, hoping that Sakura will win the fight.
Naruto slowly walked down while throwing his cigarette to the ground, and stood steadily towards Sakura.
He immediately released his dark Ki, and threw his devilish smirk to Sakura.
"Naruto, I'll do anything to get you back into the behavior you used to be before!!!", Sakura led her war cry and dashed fast towards Naruto. She quickly sealed her fist with a large amount of destructive chakra.
"You'll never lay your hands on me if you are still that emotional...", Naruto spoke as he disappeared from the place where he stood before and appeared suddenly behind Sakura, gripping her right hand.
"His speed is totally incredible!!! Shit!!", Sakura spoke to herself, completely shocked.
"Okay, some tips for you to kill a demonic manslayer just like me... throw away your feelings of love, compassion and kindness!!! Don't let them haunt you forever!!!"
Hiten Mitsurugi-ryu, Ryu kan-sen Kogarashi!!!
"Kawarimi!!!!", Sakura shouted as she turned into a log when Naruto attacked her.
Naruto quickly posed in his usual battou-jutsu stance and jumped up high, a moment before Sakura dashed out from the ground where Naruto stood before he jumped.
"I'm not too stupid to be fooled easily by your lousy techniques...", Naruto gripped the hilt of his sword tightly before he prepared to attack Sakura.
Hiten Mitsurugi-ryu, Ryu tsui-sen!!!
Without wasting any time, Sakura used activated Henge and threw it to Naruto, causing Naruto to dodge the big-sized shuriken and arranged his position back to Ryu tsui-sen style.
Kage Bunshin No Jutsu!!!
Naruto stopped his attack and smirked.
"Oh my god, that's too awesome!!!", Naruto spoke as Sakura grinned and placed her clones around Naruto. Slowly Sakura gathered her chakra on her fist and...
"Hyaaahhh!!!", Sakura and her clones attacked Naruto in every corner, without giving Naruto any room to breath.
Hiten Mitsurugi-ryu, Ryu mui-sen!!!
Naruto sudden movement finally drew Sakura's clones off, leaving Sakura kneeled on the ground, holding her ears which suddenly bleed.
Slowly Naruto walked towards in front of Sakura, while gripping his 'old friend' hard.
Meanwhile, Tsunade and Jiraiya were watching Naruto's fight from the special Hokage room with interest, hoping that Naruto wouldn't kill anybody at least for these four days.
"Tsunade, I sense something weird from Naruto... his face shows us that he's battling with his strong desire to kill...", Jiraiya spoke slowly, attracted Tsunade.
"Your're right... I'm hoping for this moment to come for a long time... I'm sure you're hoping the same as me aren't you, Jiraiya??"
"Yeah... but still I can't forget my failure as one of Naruto's sensei compared to that Himura Battousai of Ishin Shishi... Damn that Battousai!!! Protect the weak and innocents, slay the evil instantly, bullshit!! In the end, Naruto has to kill people and finally turns into what he is now!!!".
"Blah, just forget about it... we can just keep on hoping that Naruto will someday turns into the real Naruto that we know...", Tsunade spoke, comforting Jiraiya who was drowning in his deep thought while watching Naruto stood steadily without any fear and emotion at all.
"Hmm, sake and hot busty girls will completely cure the pain in my heart...", Tsunade smiled when she heard Jiraiya spoke and sighed, before she threw her punch on Jiraiya.
"Damn, he is still that lousy pervert old-sannin after all..."
"Never underestimate me or you'll die in agony here...", Naruto spoke loudly as he sheathed his 'old friend'.
"Shit, my ears... what have you... done just now??", Sakura spat out her words, while kneeling on the ground and holding her ears... that was so painful.
"I'm drawing and sheathing my sword in a great god-like speed, creating a large quantity of destructive supersonic wave which can cause damage to those who have sharp and excellent hearing senses... simple but deadly, isn't it??".
"Naruto, you really want to kill me aren't you?? Go ahead, just kill me!!! I don't wanna live in this world, watching you living with your sadness and despair just like what you're now!!! Kill me!!", Sakura shouted towards Naruto, but still Naruto ignored her and lighting his cigarette.
"Just say 'I Surrender' and everything will be fine... I won't kill you and your ninja comrades...", Naruto spoke slowly while exhaling the smokes.
"But... but why Naruto?? I... I... I just don't get it!!! You're one of the Demons of Tokugawa and now you are saying that you're not gonna kill me??"
"I've promised to myself in front of Konoha memorial site that I will not kill any Konoha ninjas, except if they really want me to die... for the sake of my new daimyo a.k.a master Tsunade-bachan, I'm not killing my former comrades and other Konoha ninjas until the day I die... that means now I'm working for Konoha again for the rest of my life..", Naruto walked slowly passed Sakura.
His words completely touched Sakura's heart, causing her to cry. She felt that her lost comrade was finally getting nearer and nearer to her.
"Naruto, I surrender... You win!!!!", Sakura uplifted her right hand and shouted.
"Finally we have a winner after watching some heavy action-packed scenes... The winner is Kankyo Kanashii!!!!", The commentator announced as the crowds cheering loudly.
That time Naruto gave Sakura a warm smile, a smile that is impossible to be seen from a cold-blooded Hitokiri who had killed thousands of his enemies during wars and battle.
"Thanks Sakura... I'll never forget your kindness...", Naruto spoke as he continued walking to the exit door of the arena.
"Naruto...", Sakura smiled while sobbing as she ignored tears running over her cheek.
Naruto was walking out from the arena when someone landed his hand on Naruto's shoulder.
"That's good, Naruto... winning a fight without killing your enemies...".
"Oh, Jiraiya-sensei... still writing Icha Icha paradise huh?? I like your story, it's some kind of a lil bit too harsh, pornographically, for a heartless manslayer like me...", Naruto spat out his words when he noticed that it was Jiraiya who patted his shoulder just now.
"Heh, a heartless manslayer... to me, you're not a heartless person since you can make Sakura-chan cried in happiness just now... you think I don't know about that?? Naruto, I'm Jiraiya the Frog-hermit, one of the greatest Sannin!!!", Jiraiya posed in his usual introduction style, but Naruto just ignored him and opened his bottle of sake.
"Correction please, you're Jiraiya the greatest pervert Sannin... Nah, a cup of cold sake for you... cigarette??", Naruto gave Jiraiya a cup of sake.
"Wooooaaa, are you consuming alcohols??!!! I just don't believe you've grown too matured since your runaway to Japan!!!! That's toooo obvious!!!!"
"Cold sake reminds me of my past day as a cold-hearted Hitokiri, while warm sake reminds me of my failure to become the number one ninja in Konoha... yeah, they're different for sure... too many sad experiences I've faced, and they finally shaped me to be just like what I am now...", Naruto spoke before he sipped his sake.
Jiraiya saw Naruto eyes which were full of sadness and despair, the feelings that even Naruto couldn't hide from every person he met before.
"Relax, samurai-boy... we can't change the history, why don't we just let them go and make our own way to the future?".
"Hmm, for the first time your words seems make senses at all... ", Naruto slowly walked, drunk of his cold sake.
"So you think all of my words before are useless??!! Even that big-breast Tsunade admits that all of my words are right!!!".
"Oh, I like women with big breast...", Naruto spoke slowly, and suddenly noticed Tsunade was standing right in front of him.
"Drunk again?? Naruto... Naruto...", Tsunade hugged Naruto and squeezed him tightly.
"Tsunade-bachan, I can... barely... breath... let... go... of.. me!!!"
"Oh... uh... sorry...", Tsunade released Naruto, after she saw Naruto's face turned red and finally blue...
"Why don't we have some moments of drinking sake in my favourite bar there?? Their self-made sake are really good!!!", Tsunade pulled Naruto's hand and started running to the bar.
"Naruto, come with us!!! Let's have some chat and discussions, while drinking sake... isn't it romantic??", Jiraiya spoke, surprised to see Naruto smiling.
"That's not romantic, dumbass... we call that as the old folk's discussions!!!", Naruto immediately intercepted Jiraiya's words.
"Yeah, whatever..."
Tsunade watched Naruto's face and smiled towards him.
"Thanks for being the real Naruto today... I know you're battling with your strong desire to kill during your first fight earlier... it's nice to have the real Naruto back...", Tsunade spoke as she let tears dripping wild from her eyes.
"Whatever, Hokage-sama... from now on, my life is yours and you're my daimyo... forever!!!!", Naruto spoke slowly as they made their way to Tsunade's favourite bar.
- End of Episode 11 -
Author's Note
- Yeah, finish finally!!!
- Next episode, Episode 12 : Mirror, Mirror... stay tune!!!!
- Hint for next episode : Naruto vs Neji and a lil bit of conversations between Naruto and Kurenai-sensei at Konohal Memorial site...