Note to everyone: This chapter is a DOUBLE CHAPTER. We will start with the story of Tohru, and I have been so kind to make a map for you.
First Hokage/wife.
(1)Daughter/husband-Tsunade/Nanaki
(2)Son/wife - Son(Kim)/wife-Ohuhru/husband(Hanara)-Tohru
The Hokage gets two children. first one(1) ends in Tsunade and Nanaki. the second one(2) is ending in Tohru.
Hope this will help you! So basically Tohru is related to Tsunade.
The Story of Tohru.
Note: skip it if you are not interested.
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Deidara sat in the small bar, drinking sake as he watched the keeper throw out some violent men. It wasn't really that interesting to watch. It was just very strange that a small woman like her could give men such deadly glares. They ran away as fast as they could.
He chuckled slightly.
Then another man came up to her and she threw her arms around him. It had to be the husband, but Deidara could tell he was not all faithful. Looking dishevelled, shirt all ruffled, the husband didn't try too hard to hide it.
"Is there anything else you want?" the woman said to him, a curious glint in her eyes. Diedara hid his hands and pouted while looking straight ahead. "More sake please…" she wrote it down nicely on her paper block. "Anything else?"
He watched as the fine curves of her writing reminded him of his own. How the small edges of the letters curled in a fine manner. Artistic.
He grinned. "You could put some salt in the sake please."
She stared at him for a while before nodding. Her walk was very fine too. She was a living art. Deidara laughed out loud at his own thoughts and tried to convince himself that she was nothing like what he imagined her to be.
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"Oh! Hello Deidara-san! Welcome back! Sake?" her happy tuned chimed across the room. He looked around, frowning. People must think he was an alcoholic, well, who cared?
He nodded and sat down at the table far away from everyone else.
Within a minute she came back and placed the cup and bottle on the table. She smiled brightly, he raised an eyebrow. "Uhm…why are you so happy? Hmm"
She squealed and he had the urge to cover his ears.
"My husband wants to have a child with me!"
"Who is your husband anyway?"
"Oh…he is a ninja for the sound, so he is hardly ever home." She pouted her lips. "But he is such a darling. I can't imagine me with anybody else."
Deidara gulped the sake down, not feeling the urge to tell about her husband's unfaithfulness. "Well…congrats to you. hmm"
She smiled kindly. "Thank you Deidara-san."
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He stared at the growing womb, wondering if she carried a boy or a girl. "I never caught your name."
"Ohuhru…"
"Hmm?"
"Hanara Ohuhru."
He pondered slightly on the name, to him it was sorta…artistic.
"what are you going to name your child?"
"Tohru!"
He groaned. "What if it is a boy?" She shook her head. "I just know it is a small pretty Tohru inside of me."
Deidara leaned forwards, gazing at her. "I think you would be a good ninja…" she smiled.
"Really?"
"Yes."
She shook her head. "No, I don't want to. Ninjas kill all the time. They kill for money, I don't like that. I would rather stay home and watch the bar."
He smiled.
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He stared strangely at the little lump in her arms. "What is that?"
"That is a baby Diedara-san!"
"I can see…that…"
She snuggled it closer to her chest. "It is my little baby, right Tohru-chan! My beautiful little girl."
He growled, there was nothing artistic over that little girl's face, which was still red from the birth.
"Where is your husband?"
She then looked sad. "He's on a mission…"
Deidara leaned against the railing, the sake was held hard in his palms. Ohuhru chuckled as she softly saw the brown eyes of her baby open. Deidara gulped the sake down. "hey…Ohuhru…I am a bit curious, hmm…"
She looked up. "What is it Deidara-san?"
"Is there in any way that you might be related to the Hokage?"
Ohuhru looked slightly startled, but took the thought to consideration. "I think…my granddad was the grandson of the first hokage…ah, yes…that is it…"
He watched her for a while. "Who opened the bar?"
She shook her head. "My mom opened this bar." she yawned a little, still tired from her strange light birth. "So there are no ninjas in this family anymore."
Deidara watched the child with interest. "I see."
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Tohru tried hard to get her mother's attention as she sat on the floor desperately. Ohuhru bit down in her lip as her husband left the house drunk. She clutched her hand to her chest and felt her heart slowly breaking.
Deidara sat at the table in the far end and drank his sake as always. His eye watched as Tohru cried silently, her mom watching the departed form of her husband. He would chuckle at the situation normally, but something prevented him.
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"Mama! Mama!" the small girl screamed as she ran through the small house, tears streaming down her face. Ohuhru turned around and gasped. "Tohru-chan! How did you get that rash!?"
The two-year old wailed hardly as she clutched tightly to her mothers dress. Ohuhru sat down on her knees and slowly stroked Tohru's head. The girl looked at her, tears still visible in her eyes. "saah…saah…Tohru…it is okay…"
"It hurt mama…" Ohuhru bend down softly and kissed the rash. Tohru stopped silently with crying, her eyes wide and wet. Ohuhru just smiled and poked her nose. "See…better now?"
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"Deidara-san! What are you doing here?" Ohuhru exclaimed. Deidara looked up and crossed his arms. He stole a quick glance from Sasori behind him, who eyed the woman in curiosity.
"We came to take a drink."
She nodded shortly and showed the little three-year old girl out in front of him. Tohru eyes widened. "Deidara-san!"
Sasori glared at the rather embarrassed Deidara, who sat down on his knees. With a smirk he took some of the dirt on the ground and started to form it in his hands. Tohru watched with amazement how he formed the clay to a little daffodil, with ease. "Here you go Tohru-chan."
The girl grinned and jumped up and down in excitement. Ohuhru came with a small tray and sake. "Is there anything else?" she said kindly. Sasori shook his head and Deidara did so too. Tohru showed the small clay doll to her mom, who clapped her hands. "Oh! How pretty Tohru-chan!"
"Hee-hee!"
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"You sure didn't have to help Deidara-san, you must have a long journey ahead of you." Ohuhru said smiling. He watched her slowly tuck her black hair behind her ear, watching her baby girl sleep.
"I have a question for you"
She turned her head. "Hmm?"
"Where did your husband go?"
She frowned a bit and crossed her arms softly. "He had a mission."
Deidara frowned and adjusted his cape.
"He said he probably wouldn't return. Something with an attack on Konoha…"
This caught his interest.
"He did not return."
"Ohuhru-san?"
"Yes?"
He crossed his own arms and watched her with a strange look. "You did know he was unfaithful to you, right?"
She fell silent and began to fumble slightly with the curtain to the restaurant.
"I did…"
Deidara pushed his lips forward. Ohuhru slid the door to Tohru's room shut and turned around to watch Deidara stare at her. Her brows went up into a sad expression. "Deidara-san. It is not to be rude, but I will like you to go."
It didn't surprise him. "Very well. I understand."
They stood there in silence, her head turned to the ground, and his blue eye watching her black hair swirl softly around her head. "Ohuhru-san…"
"Yes?"
"Why do you not blame him? Hmm?"
Her head shot up and she stared at him surprised, her eyes teary and wet. "I…I…"
He watched her.
"The thing is that. " a small smile on her lips.
"no matter how many times I know he does something I shouldn't acknowledge. All those times where I know I should have done something to stop him, just something. Asked him to stay home with me – I just couldn't. I simply loved him too much to…" she dried her eyes. "…prevent him from doing anything."
"When you love someone that much you just know." she raised her head to watch the ceiling, the tears flowing freely. "He was a man I could just keep on loving. His soul was not kind, nor fine. However, he was a man who knew when to support and when to say the things you wanted to hear."
Her fingers intertwined. "I didn't want him to smile all the time, because when he did, I knew it was meant just for me, I knew his feelings were real for me. That is all I could ask for – that is why I loved him and still do. That is why Tohru is going to grow up like him, never give too much, because when you do give it means so much more."
She smiled brightly. "His memory in my memory is because I love him. Nothing is going to stop me…I married him because of that."
Deidara felt something, but he wasn't sure what.
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Deidara ran through the forest, his eyes on fire and his soul angry. Why had the leader not told him that the sound was going to attack THAT village? Why didn't he!?
The smell of fire was overwhelming, as was the smell of burned flesh too. He was used to death, used to it all too much. "Damnit!"
He broke through the forest and saw the small hut partly on fire. Sound-ninjas were trying to get into the private part of the building. With a speed seeming like a lightning he broke through the ninjas, killing them all as if it was childs play. One of them quickly avoided him, but with a swift movement his cheekbone was cracked.
The red-eyed teen stared angrily at the person before him and whispered. "Akatsuki…"
Deidara panted hard and could feel the sweat pearl down his cheek.
"where is Itachi!?"
Deidara watched as the teen's eyes looked remarkably like Itachi's. "I don't got time for you." Then he stepped over the rather choked boy and entered the house. There was smoke everywhere and he could hear a small girl crying.
"Tohru! Tohru! Where are you!?"
The hiccupping continued. He frowned deeply.
He had been to the house many times and could easily determine where the sound came from. "Tohru?"
The small girl looked up frightened and gasped shortly. He saw the small girl lean over the body of Ohuhru, whom seemed to have died from blood loss.
"Damnit!!" his fist collided with the wall hard and Tohru flinched shortly, the tears didn't seem to crease.
"Deidara-san! Mom won't say anything! Why doesn't mom want to talk to me!?"
"…" his breath hissed and he felt that it was very hard to actually breathe.
"Deidara-san! Please! Help mom!"
He closed his eyes and clenched his fist.
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Tohru glanced at Deidara shortly and grabbed his cloak tightly within her hands. He made a few hand seals, but stopped the action for a short minute. Closing his eyes almost painfully he made a fire jutsu and watched as the body of Ohuhru disappeared alongside with the wooden board.
Tohru clutched the small doll in her hands tighter. It was a small miniature doll of Deidara her mom had made her not so long ago. She had smiled and told her she should show him the next time he came again.
"Where did mommy go Deidara-san…?" she whispered quietly.
He tensed and looked the other way. "Tohru-chan…"
"Hmm?"
"I am going to take you with me. Hmm"
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"Deidara!"
The blond boy looked up to see the face of Zetsu frowning, holding the screaming girl in his hand. Deidara quickly snatched the child from him and held her close.
"What do you think you are doing! Hmm!" he cuddled the screaming girl close to his chest.
"What is that? Why is the tiny girl in here?!"
Deidara frowned and looked the other way and pouted offended. "Don't be so mean to Tohru-chan."
"you are sick. Why the hell did you bring a child here?"
Deidara's hand licked the cheek of the giggling Tohru, his eyes downcast as if thinking of something very sad.
"Because Tohru-chan doesn't have a mother anymore…"
Zetsu sighed and sat down opposite from him, staring at the child. "She doesn't seem special to me. She wouldn't benefit us in any way I can tell you."
Deidara glared at the older man and turned around and gave Tohru a small clay doll. "She wouldn't harm us either. She might be able to get trained."
"I wonder where you found her. Sshe seems familiar…"
"Yeah…her mom used to tell me stories about her being related to a San-"
Zetsu snorted. "So it was the mother? Did you promise her that you would take care of this kid? Deidara!"
The blonde narrowed his eyes. "You don't know anything…she was like a living art…her face was just…and her movements…"
Zetsu glared at him in disgust, "You filthy…I would more like to eat her and get rid of the kid. If the leader sees her you know what he is going to do…"
Tohru was only four but already knew that she didn't like that man at all.
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"Itachi! Don't stare at her like that!" Deidara screamed as the small girl slowly backed away from the tall Uchiha. He just stared at her.
"Deidara?" Itachi asked.
The blonde-haired man glared at him, "Yes?"
"I have heard that you should let go of that girl."
"I know I know! But I promise you that this girl will become great! She can be trained!"
He raised an eyebrow at him and crossed his arms. "Trained?"
"Yes! Did you know that she is the living descendant of the first Hokage!?"
This seemed to catch Itachi's interest and his eyes widened just a tiny bit.
"The leader says that if we either get the Hokage or one of her two apprentices, we can train her to become our medic. She can even heal your eyes!"
Itachi promptly turned around and walked out of the room.
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Tohru watched as Itachi late at night slammed a door open. He was panting hard and had an open wound in his left side. On top of his shoulders lay a small lady with pink hair, wearing a red blouse and green pants. Tohru stood in awe for a moment, when she felt the leader place a hand on her shoulder.
She flinched for a short moment.
"This is your new teacher Hanara Tohru…we just have to get her to agree with us." He smiled brightly down at her. "She is going to teach you many great things. I promise you that."
"What can she do?" she asked in an almost shy manner.
"We will see when you turn 13, and then we will come and get you. How about that?"
She smiled sweetly and nodded. "That sounds like fun! But…"
"Hmm?" he eyed her.
"She isn't very strong if she can't defeat Itachi. How can she make me strong then?"
He laughed heartily and shook his head. "Don't worry Tohru, Itachi didn't go easy on her-"
"- and this girl can do many things not even we the Akatsuki can."
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"Hanara! "
"Yes, Zetsu-sama!" the small girl shrieked as she saluted.
"I have good news." he continued, pointing at the unconscious pink-haired medic lying on the floor.
Tohru raised an eyebrow.
"This is your new teacher."
She snorted and crossed her arms. "What is she good for? She couldn't even withstand Itachi-sama for even two minutes."
"That is right but look here." he said and pointed towards the deep hole in her leg. Tohru bend down further and her eyes widened. "How…how can cells regenerate so fast Zetsu-sama?"
He eyed her for a second. "Because she has been trained under the legendary Sannin, Tsunade."
"Is she going to train me…?"
"Yes, when she wakes up she will not have a choice."
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Sakura glared as she saw Zetsu lean over her, an expressionless face met her. She felt the urge to rip of the chains and punch like no tomorrow. "So have you decided?" he asked in an almost kind voice. Sakura snorted.
"Kiss my ass."
He studied her for a while. "I would rather not."
Tohru stood patiently in the doorway, and watched as the pink-haired woman wanted to rip out his throat.
"Why don't you go off and die! I would rather do that than stare at your ugly" Unexpectedly he hit her hard in the face, making her cheekbone break. She felt the need to puke all of sudden.
"We will torture you until you agree with our deal! Don't try and defy the Akatsuki."
Sakura leaned forward, her eyes wide and slowly she felt the vomit in her stomach come up through her throat and land on the ground before her. She coughed and tried desperately to catch her breath.
Tohru watched with a look of horror in her face.
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"Miss…?"
Sakura opened one eye, because the other was too swollen to open anyway. Tohru met a pair of light green, which was a deep contrast to her own deep brown.
"Are you hungry miss?"
Sakura glared at her and leaned forward again, vomiting as if it was a normal thing. Tohru felt like she wanted to cry. "Why don't you answer me miss? Please?"
A harsh rusty voice met her. "Why should I?"
Tohru dried away her tears and hugged her Deidara-doll closer. "I am sorry for what Zetsu-san did…He didn't do it on purpose! I swear!"
Sakura watched her with a strange look and sighed softly. The chains on her wrist were beginning to slowly rub her skin off. The itching sensation not pleasing her a tiny bit!
"I am not hungry…"
"But miss! You have not eaten for four days."
Sakura eyed her. "You are probably used to eating everyday, huh?"
Tohru looked the other way almost shyly and poked her doll. "Yes miss…"
Sakura chuckled as much as she was capable too and motioned the girl to come closer. Tohru hesitated a bit, but followed her suit.
"What is your name girl?"
"Hanara Tohru…"
Sakura nodded. "Tohru-san then. What are you doing with these guys?"
Tohru smiled shyly. "Deidara-san brought me here when mama died, that is what he said. I don't remember mama…" she looked Sakura into the eye. "Itachi-san says that you are my new mama…"
Sakura blinked. "Excuse me?"
"You are my new mama…"
"I am sorry, but I am not going to be your mother…"
There was silence.
"What is your name miss?"
Sakura watched her with that strange look again and rested her not broken cheek on her knees. "Sakura…"
"Haruno Sakura…"
Tohru smiled. "I think I like you Sakura-san!"
Sakura managed a weak smile.
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So this was the story of Tohru. You can skip it if you want, unless you do want to read it. I think I have done Deidara OOC, but I don't know too much about him to know how he does act. I hope the story is okay.
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10th Chapter.
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Sakura panted hard as she stopped in front of a small lake. Her eyes red and puffy and she continuously rubbed her right arm, as some sort of comfort. She hiccupped shortly and sat down on a small log. Her eyes were closed and so was her mouth, except from her impulsive hiccupping from time to time.
She lay her head down on her knees and sobbed quietly. Her leg stung as she remembered the time in the Akatsuki-headquarters. She touched the scar lightly, but then grabbed it more forcefully, her eyes shimmering with tears.
"Itachi – if you just knew…"
She hiccupped again.
"How much I hate you."
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Slap.
"Cooperate and we will release you." Zetsu said in monotone.
"…"
Slap!
"do you listen!?"
"bite me." she hissed.
This time he hit her. "Are you aware of who you are talking to!?"
She coughed up blood again.
"Are you aware of who you are talking to?" she repeated calmly.
He narrowed his eyes. "I do not know what you think of yourself, but you are quite careless." He noticed the wound on her leg, which was begun to bleed again. "If you are that wonder medic they all say you are, then you should have chosen to heal that wound."
"Pain makes you stay alive." She whispered. "If it stops hurting I will heal it enough till it hurts again. It is for survival; only heal what is necessary…"
He snorted. "I'll give you to Itachi."
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Itachi was not scary. Itachi was terrifying, mysterious, and she really wanted to run away from him. However, Sakura had always been a stubborn woman, so she glared.
He wasn't the type who waited kindly, so he went straight to business. Mangekyou Sharingan. Sakura gaped as she fell to the ground.
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"This is an illusion – and I will make you give me answers…"
Sakura looked up half-heartedly to meet the faces of a thousand Itachis. His eyes boring into hers. "There is twenty minutes and forty-five seconds left – I asked you a question"
"Which one?" she asked harshly, he showed the sword into his stomach.
"Who killed Sasuke?"
"…"
One more time he stabbed her.
"Who?"
"I did…along with Naruto."
"For what reason did you kill him?"
"It was an accident."
"…"
Sakura closed her eyes for a short moment, feeling the sword turn inside her body. She wanted to scream so badly, but couldn't. "Scream all you want, nobody can hear you."
She just stared at him. He didn't even flinch. "I must admit that you have a stronger soul than Kakashi, you have yet to bend to my torture."
"I would rather die."
"Do as you please."
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"…are you cold?"
Sakura didn't answer and hid her face away from him. Itachi just stood there.
"No…" she said.
"You are lying. Why would you lie about a condition as yours, where you have been starving and freezing? Do you want to die that badly?"
"…"
He didn't even sigh when he spoke. "Hmm, I see."
"I want you to go away." She clenched her fist. "I want you to die so badly, that even my weaknesses turn to dust when I am near you. I want you to die even more than I want to live." Her eyes rose to him with fire. "You are the reason for every bad thing that has happened! I want you to die, hear me! I want you to die! I will not be happy before you die!"
She struggled in her chains. "You are the worst man I have ever met! I will kill you! Kill you!"
He stared at her. "If you say so…" and with those words he closed the door and left.
"I will kill you!"
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"We will kill him, you do know that right?" Deidara spoke as he sat down beside her, she wouldn't be able to harm him anyway. The leader scoffed. "Let her be, we won't benefit from her anymore. Jeez, all the trouble for nothing. Kill her, torture her if that is what you want, just get rid of her."
Deidara watched her. "I thought you were that strong kind that lasted forever. Look at you, all beaten up, I believe you if you say you can't talk."
"…"
"Tohru-san would have been in better hands if she was with you. Why don't you say yes? It is an investment. We will get you out of any trouble that may arise. We will help with money and all, if you just take care of a child."
"…"
He pouted. "Is your pride that big?"
"…"
He sighed. "You do know that they will kill your mom?" she flinched. "Ino" she closed her eyes at his voice.
"Everyone in Konoha…"
"Even Naruto…"
She kicked him, or at least tried to. "Ugh! I don't care who you'll kill!"
Deidara knew she was lying.
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"I am so sorry, Sasuke-kun, Tsunade, mom…-"
"…-and Naruto"
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Tohru hugged the doll in her hands tighter as she watched the two people on each side of her. Naruto was to her left with Shikamaru. Sakura was on the right and had planted a firm hand on Tohru's shoulders.
Naruto eyed the doll in her hands. "Hey, Tohru? What kind of doll is that?"
The little girl smiled proudly and showed it to him. He could feel Sakura glare at him. Naruto took the doll and examined it. "It's good. Who made it?"
"My mom." Tohru said proudly. Naruto eyed her.
"Where is your mom now?"
"She is dead." The small girl said, without sounding sad at all. Naruto pocketed his hands and gave her the doll back. "My mom and dad are dead too."
That caught Tohru's attention. "Huh? Do you miss them?"
Naruto shrugged, feeling Sakura turn her gaze towards the road again.
"Naah. You can't miss anyone you have never met, can you?"
He cracked his neck softly. " I will not deny that I would like to have known them. It would be nice to be able to miss your parents." Naruto stole a glance from his pink-haired friend. "But now I have an even larger family, whom I cherish with all my heart. Every single one of them." He could see Shikamaru smile beside him.
Tohru hugged the doll closer. "I can't remember my mom either." Naruto smiled. "Well, then we have something in common right?" she nodded.
Sakura crossed her arms. "What about you Sakura-san? Do you have a mom or a dad?" Tohru asked.
Sakura eyed her too and sighed. "Yeah, I have a mom, and I have a dad."
"Do you miss them?" she asked again. Sakura hissed. "Don't ask unnecessary questions."
Naruto raised an eyebrow and felt Tohru come closer to him, and he knew that Sakura saw that. The pink-haired girl then jumped upwards on a small branch and yelled at Shikamaru. "we need to get out of the fire-country Shikamaru! It would be faster if we ran."
The lazy ninja sighed. "But Sakura, you know well enough that Tohru can't run as fast as us, and there is no way she is able to jump from branch to branch that easily without Academy training."
Both teacher and pupil frowned, Naruto sat down on his knees. "She is right, it would be faster." He then turned to Tohru. "Tohru, I can carry you on my back." The girl narrowed her eyes.
"A ninja should be able to stand up for herself Naruto-san. If she can't do that, then she is not a ninja. Ninja's shall only rely on themselves and not anybody else."
Both Naruto and Shikamaru glared shortly at the rather cold Sakura. Naruto sighed and patted Tohru's head. "It is okay for once. We are in a dangerous situation. We need to get out fast, and you are far away from our level Tohru-chan." he smiled. "Just for once it is okay to depend on others."
Shikamaru jumped into the tree as well. "Hurry up will you. The ANBU must be closer by now. We need to shake them off."
Tohru was about to go to the tree when Naruto grabbed her arm and pulled her upwards. He smiled at her. The little girl frowned, but crawled none the less up on his back.
They ran for a few hours and still Naruto wasn't tired and had not started sweating yet. Tohru clenched his shirt tighter and wondered if she should start a conversation.
"Naruto-san?"
He turned his head backwards a bit. "Huh?"
"Do you think my doll is pretty?"
Naruto blinked, before he smiled encouragingly. "Of course it is."
"But it is worn and old" she whispered, "and Sakura-san says I am too old to carry it around."
Naruto turned his head to watch Sakura's back as she flew forwards, landing on another branch. "I don't think so…" he said.
He grinned and showed her a small necklace that was mostly seen worn by girls. "This is a necklace from Tsunade-sama, It is really, really old and worn, and it is beginning to look ugly too." Tohru watched that blue stone shine brightly in the late evening sun.
"But I don't care. I wear it anyway, to show everyone that this person loved me very much. It doesn't matter if it is old, worthless or just plain ugly. If it is given to you because the person believes in you or loves you, then it will be the most precious thing you have ever received."
Tohru blushed and her mouth curled upwards. "Thank you, Naruto-san."
Naruto grinned evilly. "Want to try something fun?"
Tohru's eyes snapped open, but before she could say anything else she found herself flying high in the sky. With a feeling she had never experienced before they fell towards the branches. Sakura and Shikamaru were suddenly far behind.
Her stomach tickled with excitement at each time he jumped high into the air. Sakura's screaming seemed so far away and with an almost heavenly voice, she and Naruto joined together in a laugh.
Shikamaru smirked as he saw Sakura run faster to catch up with them both.
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They stood silently and watched the fork. One road going to the rice-country, another to Suna. Shikamaru rubbed his cheek and sat down lazily. "Well, this is here we will part."
Everyone stood in silence, Tohru still on Naruto's back and a frowning Sakura beside them. The pink-haired girl sighed and sat down opposite from him. "let's camp here and leave in the morning, it will take you two days to reach the border of Suna anyways."
Tohru jumped down with ease and sat down beside Sakura. The woman gazed at her shortly and then looked away. Naruto lay down in the grass and watched as the stars began to form in the darkening sky. Unconsciously Sakura looked upwards too, seeing a small shooting star. With a small voice she whispered, "Pretty."
Shikamaru rummaged through his back and found three small cans and a stove. Naruto didn't say anything about the lack of ramen, and Sakura didn't comment about the unhealthy amount of fat there were in can-made food. Shikamaru knew they were ignoring each other.
"So, Sakura…where are you going exactly"
She looked at him shortly. "I have a small house at the border of the Rock-country. Tohru and I will probably stay there for a long time, until she is thirteen, I guess." Shikamaru nodded. "Naruto is going to stay there too, right?" Sakura nodded and opened her mouth, but was interrupted.
"I have been thinking." Naruto's voice echoed. "I should go somewhere else. Anbu are hunting me after all, it would be too dangerous if they attacked the three of us."
Sakura looked hurt for a second, but only for a second may I add. "Whatever. Do what you want."
Tohru looked the other way and clenched the doll closer. Shikamaru noticed. "Anything you want to say Tohru-chan?" The small girl avoided eye-contact with her teacher and stared at the ground.
"I would like Naruto-san to come with us." Naruto turned his eyes to see the small girl look embarrassed into the ground. Sakura was about to scold her, when she was interrupted again, this time by Shikamaru.
"I think you should go with them too Naruto. They obviously would need some help with the housekeeping and such." Sakura glared at him.
"Tohru might finish her training before schedule if Naruto was there too." Naruto shrugged shortly. Shikamaru checked the steaming cans for a second.
"He also did some amazing things during the attack from sound."
Sakura looked strange and was about to ask what Shikamaru was referring to, when Shikamaru continued. "And two Sannins are obviously better than one, right?"
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That morning Shikamaru gave them a lazy goodbye and some money to by some food. "We will meet here again in a month, will exchange information then."
They all nodded and ran their separate ways.
Tohru was back hanging on to Naruto.
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Holy crap! Did you know how long chapter 10 took me!? If it wasn't because I have a good beta-reader then it wouldn't have been done today.
Hurraaay, a new mystery came into the light. "what did Naruto do? And when did the sound attack?"
1: why is Sakura acting so bitchy again! God I hate her?
Eh? I think it is pretty normal when you are hurting people, to become distant from them. She is feeling guilty over that she can tell Shikamaru and not Naruto. However, she didn't know that Naruto actually already knows.
2: what is wrong with Naruto!?
He is hurt remember?
3: I hated Tohru's story, you suck!
thank you. Anyway, Tohru's story could be skipped, if you wanted to read it, you read it. It just explains where Tohru came from. Diedara might be a bit out of character, but he is hard to do right.
4: what the hell? So Sakura is weird because she was tortured?
She defiantly is. Being stubborn and held captive at the Akatsuki hideout. BAD IDEA. Sakura is mentally exhausted, and she has been forced to do many, many things she didn't want to. She almost has the whole world on her shoulders, if you can say so.
So now they have separated, what will happen then? Who knows? (obviously I do.) Naruto is going to train Tohru too now, what kind of freakish strong kid will she turn into?
We are also slowly turning into "Naruto POV" or rather, background story. Sakura is not the only one who has had a rough six years.
5: there was also a question, saying why Danzou didn't strike when Tsunade died? This is really good explanation.
1) Danzou had to contact Orochimaru and negotiate an agreement
2) Danzou had to convince the council people:
3) Orochimaru had to set things up in the Sound for future plans and so it can withstand his prolonged absence
4) It would be rather suspicious if he tried to take over Konoha right away, especially when Tsunade had already pointed out a leader.
5) You try defeating all of Naruto's friends and Tsunade's.
6) Danzou had to prepare contingency plans if Orochimaru betrayed him