Okay, I know that many people are reading this story and threaten to kill me if I don't continue it-
But I SWEAR TO GOD if you DO NOT VOTE for PAIRINGS, I will personally stop writing until I'm satisfied with reviews.
Naruto shall be with-
Sasuke
Neji
Sakura (blah personally)
Gaara
Shikamaru (hey, it could happen…. Somehow)
Kyuubi (who knows, this could end horribly awry from a happy ending)
Hinata (yes, I'd CONSIDER it)
Anyone else…?
Ino…. (What the….)
…..Sai!
Any other side pairings-
with Iruka and Kakashi
With any of Naruto's potential people
Thank you!
Yes, I do like music. It relates to anything and everything.
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"Scared" by Three Days Grace
At night I hear
it creeping
At night I feel it move
I'll never sleep here
anymore
I wish you never
told me
I wish I never knew
I wake up screaming
It's all
because of you
So real these
voices in my head
When it comes back you won't be
Scared and
lonely
You won't be scared, you won't be
You won't be
scared and lonely
You won't be scared you won't be lonely
I know there's
something out there
I think I hear it move
I've never felt
like this before
I wish you never told me
I wish I never knew
I
wake up screaming
It's all because of you
----- A couple of weeks after the first dream----
Naruto stared at himself in the mirror as he tied together his comfortable navy blue kimono with orange hemming. He had the thought of how he could of ever lived with wild, sticking up hair as he glanced at his now silky, semi-compliant hair.
Walking silently out of the bathroom, Naruto gave a look to the silent, stoic looking Neji. "Checking up on me?" Neji stared at him, nodding eventually.
"Tsunade wants to see you." Naruto sighed. "Again? I just saw her!" Neji smirked slightly, he always did when the blond acted childish. "Yes, let's go now." Neji ran a hand through his ebony hair, following after the quiet Naruto as he wandered down to the streets and walked amiably towards Hokage tower. (I really don't think it's a tower, but connected to the Hokage mountain. But oh well)
Managing to make it finally, Naruto knocked annoyingly loud. "Come in Naruto!"
Tsunade sounded mad, or weary. Or both.
"Hello Tsunade-sama." Tsunade nodded to Neji.
Tsunade nodded, signing several more papers quickly. "I do wish you would be a bit more respectful." Naruto rolled his eyes. "Actually, I was just going over some missions, and I saw one that you could do again." Naruto opened his mouth, his eyes flashing brilliant blue. "Not another pulling the weeds or something! I refuse!"
Tsunade gave Naruto a dark look for a moment. "I could of done that, but I thought you would enjoy a real mission." Naruto blinked, sitting down so he could talk more comfortably. "A real mission?" Tsunade shrugged.
"You've been compliant for two months with measly missions. This is a chance to… redeem yourself if possible." Naruto's eyes brightened, his body straighter as if trying to make a good impression. "What is it!"
"Shikamaru and Sai are suppose-"
The doors slammed open, Tsunade growling as she was interrupted once more, Naruto jumping as he twisted around to see the shadow user in the corner of the room. "Shikamaru!" Shikamaru smirked, nodding to Naruto.
"You asked that I come Tsunade."
Naruto grinned standing up to face the newcomer. "Hey Sai!"
Sai gave one of his small, fake smiles. "Welcome back Naruto-kun."
Naruto nodded, sitting back down to face Tsunade once more.
Tsunade sighed in relief as the people in her office calmed down. "Naruto, I've been notified on how you seem more like your old self, your not easily angered." Tsunade kept her eyes on Naruto. "We have come to need you in this mission, it involves the Red Dawn." (Can't spell the Japanese way)
"What?"
"The three tailed youma, the wolf has recently been killed." Naruto nodded, he knew it already, knew the moment the demon was absorbed for their purposes.
"You do not seem to understand Naruto."
"We want you to travel to the Chienkunji temple in Grass Country."
Naruto's eyebrow's furrowed. "Something of a mystery however, I want you to check it out with Shikamaru and Sai."
Naruto nodded, standing up to face Sai. "Hey Sai, want to go get a bowl of Ramen noodles?"
Sai nodded, walking towards the door with Naruto next to him, Neji remaining in the office with Shikamaru to go over some small details.
"It's been awhile Naruto-kun." Naruto grinned, looking sheepish almost. "While I was gone, have you toned down the nicknames yet?" Sai looked amused as he stared at Naruto. "I learned that first time from Sakura, that woman like to be called opposite of what they are-"
Naruto stared wide eyed at Sai. "So when you called Ino, beautiful…" Sai didn't crack his façade as he spoke. "She is really a pig." Naruto snorted and broke out laughing, causing several people to stare at him wide-eyed and a frown of distaste. "Ignoring that, what about everyone in general?" Sai and Naruto sat down at the stand
and ordered before Sai spoke again.
"I only take a nickname from a person's characteristics, so it's only the truth." Naruto gave a frown. "But that's being bias on peoples looks alone." Sai shrugged briefly, his face not changing. "Not so, your 'small dick' and will forever be."
Naruto snorted, but calmed his flaring temper. "You just wish you had something, so your jealous of me. I figured it out." Sai didn't comment, Naruto had a feeling Sai would keep any horrifying names to himself in public. "You don't' stand out when your so quiet, it annoys me." Naruto said conversationally when they paid for their bowls.
"Because an assassin isn't supposed to stand out." Naruto sighed, looking dejected for a moment. "I guess."
The two finished their meals in peace. "I'll meet up at the gate with you tomorrow, Sai. Tell Shikamaru that too!" Naruto waved at Sai before he hurried back to his home. He wanted to pack and prepare for his mission. Finally, he could get back to being a ninja!
When all was set, and everything was packed properly in his back pack, Naruto laid down on his twin sized bed and propped his head up on his arms. "I'm bo-ord!" singing quietly to himself, Naruto thought of last nights dream.
----------flashback-------------
He couldn't stare at the demonic man in front of him, nor did he want to look at the blank inky abyss around him.
"You will have to… forget about that blood lust I whispered in your mind." Naruto looked appalled. "How could I ever forget the images and comments you placed into my head. No… excuse could make me forgive that."
"You do not seem to understand Naruto."
Naruto snorted, crossing his arms again. "Then enlighten me." Kyuubi looked amused, well, almost. "Never knew you could use such a long word." Naruto growled, narrowing his eyes as he stared at the ground.
"Do you know how a youma such as I, comes to be?" Naruto frowned. "No, why should I; and what does this have to do with anything?"
A hand clamped down on his head, knocking him to his ass on the 'ground'. "A demon isn't 'birthed' like you mortal creatures." Kyuubi sneered at the word 'mortal'. "A demon dies, then is reborn when enough of it's chakra is gathered in a single area. Some times however, a demon will be twined with the life of a mortal's, it doesn't matter in the least when the mortal dies, as the demon can just be reborn once more in a different area."
Naruto gave an impatient sigh. "So very great for a demon-" Kyuubi gave a wicked glaring, freezing the words in Naruto's mouth. "A demon doesn't have to worry about every leaving this world. However, this group- the 'Red Dawn'; they possess some sort of skill that steals the demon from the very mortal it's bonded to." Kyuubi frowned, sitting down on something- but appearing to sit in mid air.
"This creature, it steals all the chakra, consuming it and not allowing it to scatter and eventually regroup as would it naturally do." Kyuubi gave a short glare to Naruto, who opened his mouth. "I still don't understand."
"All the chakra that a human, any creature has, disperses when that organism dies. It will eventually form a solid enough amount of chakra and something new will be born, be it in a human, a creature, a plant of even the earth itself. Remember that baka."
Naruto nodded, not understanding really, but didn't comment. "But this creature, this damnable creation takes chakra and consumes it. Gathering it enough to most likely revive itself." Kyuubi cut back in before Naruto commented again. "We demons know the moment another demon dies, is reborn or is sealed. We feel their pain, they feel ours… Therefore, when the two tailed youma was consumed. I knew it instantly."
Kyuubi was getting on the short side of his temper, his voice getting rougher. He never spoke this much, and Naruto could see it was effecting his raging temper.
"I- most likely the fifth tail youma also went insane with anger. It's painful to feel one of the same being destroyed. Mind consuming rage would take us over."
Kyuubi turned his eyes to Naruto. "When you were sick as a child- those bed
confining, body wracking waves of pain were of other demons getting killed, and I holding in that rage that would destroy half the city easily."
---------------end flash back-----------------
Naruto sighed, holding one hand up to the ceiling and staring at the scarred knuckles of his hand. The hands of a shinobi.
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NOT REALLY.
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