Betrayal or Trust
Ch. 12
Sakura POV
We were a day ahead of what we planned, what we didn't
plan was running into Tenten, Neji and Lee near the boarders.
"Lee! Neji! Tenten!"
I called out. The whole team stopped and waited for us
to catch up. I wasn't the only one who noticed their anxious looks as they waited impatiently.
"What's up? You guys find anything?"
I asked. Lee was quick to answer.
"Yes!...but we must hurry."
"Why?"
Sasuke asked. The rest of my team shared glances with
each other. Tenten exhaled, her eyes wild with nerves.
"We found out all about our Lord Seye."
I looked over at Sasuke who looked like he was sharing
a silent conversation with Neji and it was beginning
to make me nervous how angry Sasuke was becoming.
Tenten didn't seem to notice but continued to explain.
"Apparently Seye had an older sister."
"An older sister?"
"Impossible-"
Shikamaru mentioned. Ino stepped aside allowing him to
speak directly to Tenten.
"I've done a minor background check on Seye and his family before we left for this mission, something has simple as siblings would have appeared...there was no record of Seye having any siblings...he was an only
child."
Lee nodded negatively.
"I am afraid not Shikamaru. Seye's older sister died when he was very young and no one in the village even knew about her...the only ones that did were Seye's family and a few higher up officials. Her name was Serenity."
"Why did Seye's family hide her?"
I asked readjusting Nina on my back. Tenten looked
from Lee and Neji. Neji nodded then spoke.
"We discovered that Seye's father didn't want anyone to know of his daughter, because he didn't want a daughter. In the land hidden in the Rain the legacy of Lordship passes from father to son. Now Seye's parents were already rather old so they feared they wouldn't have any children of their own."
Ino made some sort gasping sound.
"So when Serenity was born their father was upset
because she was a girl. But that still doesn't explain
anything about Seye."
Neji continued.
"Well when Serenity was two the Lord and his wife had another child...Seye. They believed it to be a
miracle...This is where Seye comes in. Serenity was
the shame of her family so they never told anyone
about her and kept her locked in the manor. Her only
friend was her brother, they were close. But when
Serenity was 7 and Seye was 5 the village faced a
problem."
We were all on edge listening to every word trying to
make the connection.
"You see the village was attacked be a tailed beast."
We all grew big eyes and our lungs burned. I was the
first to grasp some sort of breath.
"You're saying that Seye's father... "
"Yeah, he never even liked his daughter, always angry at her for being the eldest child. The village knew of a way to control the beasts...Serenity would do anything to try and please her father. They sealed the beast within her but the Lord didn't follow the procedure correctly. Slowly as years went by Serenity was losing her mind. She would throw tantrums and destroy things yelling about the demon talking to her. Seye was the only thing to calm her down, she died a few years later. Seye was 14, when she died apparently Seye changed also."
"How did he changed?"
I asked in a meek voice.
"Before his sister died, Seye was loved by everyone. He would play around and play with others. He would be a regular kid, but when Serenity did died he
changed. He became cold and distant to everyone. They
say he would argue with his parents non-stop and he
would verbally attack anyone who talked about Serenity. He began studying ninjutsu...mostly about the tailed beasts."
The switched was slowly clicking in our minds. Sasuke
regrouped us all again.
"So he developed grudge against his father and tailed beasts, then somehow he found out about Naruto and set his revenge into motion……… We can figure this out later we have to get back to the village... we have enough to clear Naruto but we still are working against time let's move."
Sasuke ordered and we all took off running towards the
village.
Naruto POV
They put more sealing spells on my hands and legs as
they escorted me to the center of Konoha's prison.
Kakashi-sensei and pervy sage at my sides, neither of
them said anything; Jriaiya merely placed a hand on
my shoulder and tried to smile, Kakashi couldn't look
at me, I told him I won't hold it against him...he
turned his head away briefly.
"Naruto..."
I looked at Kakashi-sensei from the corner of my eye.
"Sensei, thanks for what you've done for me...I'm
sorry I gave you so much trouble as a gennin."
I smiled sourly; Kakashi nodded his head and looked at
me, his eye looked aged and tired.
"Naurto...you were the best student I ever had...I
would never replace or change the times we had...I
wish I could protect you..."
Jriaiya sighed no longer trying to act happy.
"Naruto I've seen genius before but you too are the best student I have ever had also."
Kakashi looked at the older ninja briefly, what
Jriaiya had just said meant alot though Naruto didn't
know that Jriaiya was taught the most gifted ninja the
village has ever seen at least before Naruto came
along.
We walked what felt like forever but then Granny
Tusnade came into view, along with Seye who had a
surprising frown on his face.
"Granny Tusnade..."
I looked around surprised to see that the room was
empty besides Shizune, Tusnade and Seye.
"Where is everyone...guards...?"
Granny Tusnade shook her head.
"Naruto we know the kyuubi isn't out of
control...there is no need for anyone to witness this
who doesn't have to...you can still change your
mind..."
"No, Granny Tusnade! We have to do this
now...please."
I begged. Jriaiya, Kakashi, Tusande looked at each other before ,my sensei's escorted me to ring of seals
marked on the floor. Kakashi easily recognized it as
the seals he used to seal the curse mark on Sasuke
only far more deadly.
I kneeled down in the center of the seals and pulled
off my shirt as both my sensei's bit their thumbs and
put blood seals down my arms. I knew this would be
painful but I had to worry about keeping the kyuubi
at bay so he wouldn't intervene as we died...I know he
isn't so keen on the idea of death.
"Shizune go and give the message to the guards
outside."
Shizune looked nervous and on the brink of tears but
she obeyed.
"How long?"
I asked not looking up at the adults. Tusnade sighed.
"I'm not sure, it ranges from person to person...the pain..."
"I know.-I'm ready."
I said as I closed my eyes...maybe for the last time.
Sakura POV
We rushed in to the village out of breath.
"What's going on? Where did all these people come
from?"
I recognized tons of people from missions I had been on with Naruto. People from the Sand, Mist, Tea so many, it took my breath away. I gasped loudly as Sasuke and the rest of the group
looking around, Lee pointed out loudly.
"Look there's Hinata, Kiba and Shino."
We all looked up. Hinata had an arm around Kiba's
shoulder who was whispering to her, Shino trailed
behind never bothering to look up.
"Hinata!"
Kiba and his team walked up to us but before they
could say anything, Hinata threw herself into my
arms, luckily Ino behind me caught Nina who was still
fast asleep.
"Hinata?"
"He's gone..."
"What? What are you talking about?"
"Naruto...he's gone...they killed him!
I looked down at Hinata's face, drowning in tears, my
eyes followed...Naruto was gone...dead.