Chapter 4 Loneliness and Masks
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Sabaku no Sable: Well I have known through out the story line Naruto is powerful and rarely use his glasses but he does have one somewhere… (Smirks)
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-Naruto-
He walked along the streets of Konoha with a hood covering his face and villagers started running home to keep from the heavy down pour. His clothes were thoroughly soaked to the brim and he had no sign of shivering. Just a few hours ago he was in the park with normal sunny weather in the air. It had in a few minutes had a drizzle before it became a large rain storm. Lightening clashed and civilians screamed in horror running back quickly home from their jobs. Puddles formed in the ground as his foot made a squishing sound. A large wind picked up blowing his hood off revealing his droopy hair was dripping wet. He knew that Kyuubi would scold him if he entered the house with water falling to the floor. Suddenly he stopped looking up to see the three posts where he was tied up 3 years ago as Sakura and Sasuke taunt him by eating lunch and holding up the bells.
"Bastards." He muttered sneezing.
"Stupid cold." He retorted looking up when a small tear cascaded down his face.
He couldn't keep his emotions in check anymore as he tried to use missions as an excuse to be away from the people that he once cared about. Iruka tried to visit him a few times before he moved away from his ransacked apartment. To keep going on with the merging he brought back a nearly dead body with all limbs needed as Kyuubi took over the body with his natural hair color that was red. Other rookie nine would come by and visit asking if he can attend a full on greeting with chats and conversations for hours without no end. His mask did that part for him, to make meaningless conversations and even Kyuubi himself had seen how the mask played his part. Little by little the mask had small cracks forming on the surface slowly to crumble as Naruto recalled when the mask fell off. It was when he entered home after hysterically laughing off. Looking at his watch he saw that it was 6 in the night and gray clouds surrounded the sky. Suddenly Naruto sensed another presence about to grab his kunai.
"Naruto." The voice was calm and soothing.
"Umino-sama." Naruto turned his face to look at his former academy teacher.
"How are you?" He asked holding an umbrella over his head.
Good thing the tears were shadowed by the rain as his teacher felt concerned of his well being.
"A very surprising down pour isn't it?" Naruto knew he would try to make a conversation with him but it was useless as the Naruto everyone else knew was nothing but a mask.
A mask that in due time had cracked and been broken for over a whole entire year from the insults and abuse during his life. Naruto pushed away a strand of bangs to the back of his head facing Iruka.
"Yes an inevitable change in weather." He spoke calm and yet emotionless.
"Heard of your eye sight." He told brushing off some of the rain on his clothes.
"How bad is it?" In return Naruto gave no answer.
"Again how are you?"
"Normal. Doing shinobi and classified business." Naruto explained leaving classified in his sentence showing no more questions to be asked.
"I see." He paused. "Where do you live now?"
"Classified." Naruto turned his head away.
"Oh I see." He pulled up the umbrella higher.
"It's raining hard so come on you can stay for the night." He mentioned using his hands towards him.
Naruto faced him turning away as he shuffled his feet.
"I'm fine." He immediately walked home.
Iruka sighed knowing that whatever he did Naruto is no longer the same loudmouth as he used to be. Raining drops dropped harder on the ground making larger puddles that went into the draining. Naruto took one hour to get to his home rather than poof his way over to his home. Kyuubi ran around the area making sure no leaks crept through the ceiling and fixed up some hot soup so when Naruto comes home he'll be fine. The door creaked open and in came a drenching Naruto with his bangs covering his face.
"Naruto, are you home?" Kyuubi called out from upstairs running back down.
Naruto immediately collapsed on the hallway as the cold wind blew inside. Kyuubi picked up the weakened blonde changing his clothes. His eye patch was dripping wet and it irritated his eyes as Kyuubi healed it with his chakara. The eye turned to the natural sky blue with a white glaze. 'Hopefully Itachi knows what he is doing.' Kyuubi thought pulling the blanket over Naruto. His body shivered in the cold and a small wet blue towel covered his forehead.
"You are dumb sometimes, kit." He chuckled in amusement.
Turning off the lights he left Naruto to have a good's night sleep before he too rested for the night.
-Next Day-
Naruto still slept as he had a cold running in his body as his one eye cracked open. Touching his face he felt that his eye patch was missing as he stood up quickly despite the screaming pain for sleep.
"Itachi..." He touched the mirror hoping nothing was going to happen.
"Naruto…? Are you now awake?" Kyuubi entered the room seeing Naruto in a daze about his left eye.
"Do you think Itachi is alright?" He asked with a slight concerned kind of voice.
"Who knows kit?" Kyuubi told him breakfast was ready and that he had no mission.
"Any supplies needed for the month." Naruto told as more of a statement than a question.
"None that I know of yet and hold on let me double check." With that he walked downstairs rummaging through the cupboards.
"I don't know what you want for food this month but you need to get our mail and pay this month's bill. Also you need to revise your status." Kyuubi looked into the office.
"Get your monthly allowance and to see if there is any such occasion plus I need to get out someday." He whined.
"I'll look into it and anything else?"
"Nope but you are running low of vegetables and some meat along with the dairy and fruits. But not much though since you will need to go soon to travel for the day in just a couple of weeks from now. Today is the 2nd of August and just a month and 8 days more till your birthday." Kyuubi mentioned as Naruto rubbed his head.
"I'm not going anywhere like I just did last year. No one will recognize me if I attend the party in a henge like I always have." Naruto fixed himself up for errands.
"Hmm that's for sure." Kyuubi walked inside his room.
"I shall take my leave." Naruto disappears.
Appearing in front of the Hokage's building he entered seeing a brown hair woman casting a glare at him.
"Demon..." She seethes out turning away.
"Where is the allowance processing room?" He asked.
"Down the hall, to your left demon." She growls shuffling through her paper works.
Naruto ignored the last word and trotted down his way to the room seeing many other shinobi trying to get their money. Naruto walked behind the line as people glared and moved out of the way. Naruto took it and walked to the front opening the door seeing the accountant in his desk.
"Name please." He asked as Naruto took out his identification.
"Alright… Naruto Uzumaki right?" He looked at Naruto.
"Yes sir." Naruto grabbed the allowance and counted it.
"1,000,000 ryo in counting." The accountant informed hearing a small paper flutter to the floor.
"Ah a bonus given by lady Tsunade herself." He threw the paper at Naruto who bowed in return leaving the room.
Naruto took out a paper in his pocket seeing the list of things to do as he crossed out one. All he needed was paying bills and seeing if Kyuubi may leave his own apartment. Walking to the market street he saw a small lad run into him.
"Owwww!" The boy whined rubbing his nose.
"You jer-"His eyes widen seeing Naruto.
"Naruto nii-san…!" He yelled hugging Naruto who in return just raised his eyebrow.
"Long time no see!" He smiled at Naruto who just gently pushed of the boy.
"Ne, where do you live now?" He asked as Naruto started walking away.
"Look at the demon not even greeting the third's grandson." A woman whispered loudly.
"How disrespectful towards the young boy." The glares got more intense.
Konohamaru looked at Naruto seeing that the older one didn't answer.
"Nii-san why are you not talking to me?" Naruto turned to look at him.
"I have more important things to attend to." Naruto said coolly as he faded from the young lad's sight.
"Wicked!" He yelled as people just looked at him like he is an idiot.
-Sasuke-
"Stupid papers." He huffed putting them away.
"Hokage-sama." A man called holding more papers.
"Sai? What is it that you want?" Sasuke asked to the man who looked similar to him.
"Nothing of the sort but just want to have a friendly conversation." He gave a smile that he had practice through out the years.
"Conversation of what?" Sasuke filed the papers quickly giving a yawn.
"Have you seen Naruto lately?" Sai asked.
"Yesterday during lunch." Sasuke told with no emotion.
"Ah, keeping emotions in check huh?"
"Naruto does a way better job." Sai sat in the couch.
Sai was put in team 10 as a replacement for Shikumaru. Naruto had met him a few occasions as he walked down the street for errands. Sai and Naruto both have a few things in common which were the fake smile and the loneliness they have lived throughout their lives. Sai was on of the people that remotely have a conversation sometimes depending on the occasion.
"Shut-up." Sasuke snarled putting his feet on the table relaxing.
"Hmmm… Anyhow I should get going now as I have to assist Tsunade." Sai trotted out of the room closing the door.
"Shit." Sasuke rubbed his head to lessen the migraine.
He looked out the window to see Kakashi reading his book when something else caught his eye. 'Naruto?' He thought as he stood up glancing at the silent blonde. Kakashi brought up a conversation to Naruto only to be neglected. He made a pout face and grabbed Naruto on the shoulder dismissing the blonde of any movement. Naruto turned to face Kakashi speaking up.
-Naruto and Kakashi-
"Let go of me." Naruto snapped prying the hands of his former jounnin teacher.
"Why?" Kakashi asked pulling Naruto closer.
"Why what? I have more important things to attend to Hatake." Naruto replied as Kakashi had his grip tightened.
"Why have you changed? Where was the happy blonde student I used to know of?" He asked with tears in his eyes.
Naruto just stared at him blankly as emotions such as depression, longing, and sadness were futile to him as he lost them. Naruto felt that the grip had loosened as he rubbed his wrists.
"That Naruto was long gone." Naruto entered the building before Kakashi could say anything.
Entering the building he faced the same woman glaring him with hateful eyes. Naruto had lost his emotions when the mask had fallen to the depths of his mind. He looked at the young female sharply as she knew what he was there for.
"He is in his office right now." She growled out as Naruto did a small bow of thanks entering Sasuke's room.
"Ah… Naruto what do you wish to come here for?" Sasuke puts his chin in his hands facing the kitsune.
"Missions." Naruto questioned with his hand on the knob.
"Nope none for this entire month." Sasuke placed the assassination mission's folder on the desk pushing it away.
"I see then I shall take my leave." Naruto gave a small bow opening the door when Sasuke called him.
"Yes Hok-"His lips were covered by Sasuke's.
Sasuke pushed the door closed with his foot and pushed Naruto against the wall. Naruto tried to push him off only for Sasuke to use his whole body to pin him down. Nipping the soft lip Sasuke gained entrance as Naruto moaned from the contact. Finally having the strength to push Sasuke off. The Hokage fell to the floor as Naruto just looked at him trying to breathe. Sasuke realized what he was doing got up and tried to catch Naruto only for the blonde to run away. Naruto tumbled and almost tripped everywhere as he ran towards his home. Rain fell upon him as the sudden change in weather as he slipped on the ground in front of his home. Tears rolled down his face and he couldn't stop when he tried to get up only to have his ankle in pain. 'Great! Just Great! Now my ankle is sprained!' He thought trying to wipe his mouth and spit out the taste of Sasuke's tongue in his mouth. Suddenly a figure with red hair ran out to see Naruto on the floor as he picked him up.
"Naruto? Naruto? Hey answer me!" He yelled as Naruto had his eyes drop till they slowly close.
-Next Day-
Naruto woke up in his bed with a brace on his leg. 'Kyuubi.' He thought as a small wet towel fell to the floor. He picked it up and looked around the room to see it was morning giving a loud yawn. He covered his mouth and sneezed looking at the door to see Kyuubi holding a plate of food.
"How you feeling?" Kyuubi asked taking away the towel.
"…" Naruto gave no response.
"Hmmm…." Kyuubi touched Naruto's forehead. "It dropped and you are such an idiot to run in the rain." Kyuubi placed the tray on Naruto's lap.
It was some rice soup with green onions at the top and it looked like it was just done being cooked. Naruto took a spoonful and swallowed it.
"Eat that up and you go back to sleep." Kyuubi scolded closing the door shortly.
Naruto ate the soup slowly as the event of him and Sasuke replayed in his mind. He felt no urge to eat all of a sudden as small tears fell to the soft pillow.
"What the hell did that bastard do to Naruto?" Kyuubi muttered out loud feeling worried for Naruto's well being.
In his mind he heard Naruto's small silent sobs and just sighed cleaning up. He walked outside putting on a raincoat as he got the mail.
"Hmmm…. Stupid Ad's." Kyuubi thrown the mail away and looked at one with no name.
"Itachi." He opened the letter reading of the contents.
"Dammit!" He slammed the letter on the table as he pinched his nose to get the headache out of the way.
"Why out of all the god forsaken times now!?" He yelled as he looked up to see Naruto facing down at him.
"Is that from Itachi?" Naruto limped his way down the stairs grabbing the note reading it.
Naruto placed the paper down on the table as he walked slowly to the couch making a thinking face.
"How are we going to tell this to Sasuke?" Kyuubi asked Naruto.
"I don't know…. Hopefully next month is when Itachi may come back to Konoha or else."
"Or else what?"
"I have to separate two Uchiha idiots." Naruto muttered shaking his head.
-Sasuke-
Atchoo!
"Who the hell is talking about me?" He rubbed his nose as he stared outside with his face downcast.
'Naruto.'
-Outside of Water Country-
Atchoo!
"Okay I never told anyone anything so who is making a conversation about me?" A person asked puling down his hood.
Black hair blew in the breeze as his coat was disheveled from hard battle between his comrades. A sudden flash of a young blonde hair blue eye boy rang in his mind as he sighed.
"I'm coming back soon… Just you wait." He whispered continuing his journey back to Konoha.
'Naruto.'
-End of Chapter 4-
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