The light of Konoha
(Imagine this- flashing images of Sakura… then Shikamaru running to gather their friends)
(Now imagine- flashing images of Jiraya and Tsunade running out of the mansion tired and worn out.)
(Last one- imagine, imagine Hinata running toward him)
A few minutes later…
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"Naruto I'm coming!"
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(Kakashi)
"Everyone's here but Hinata I can't find her!" Sakura said struck with worry.
"I think we'll have to carry on without her then" Shikamaru sadly said.
"Okay"
"LISTEN EVERYONE! Shikamaru and I need your help. Especially Naruto. We think Naruto may have for no reason, been taken over by the Kyuubi and is now wandering about. We think this is related to the previous incident when Naruto was admitted in the hospital. Shikamaru and I discovered that Jiraya-sama and Tsunade-sama are being controlled by the Akatsuki! We need to find him before anything bad happens!" Sakura explained to the concerned group of people standing in front of her. Their faces couldn't help but look worried. Even Sai was upset.
This can't be happening! Jiraya warned us about this but I couldn't imagine it going this far! I knew it… the seal is weakening!
"Neji can you use your Byakugan to find Naruto!" she asked.
"Hai (Yes)!" he replied.
"BYAKUGAN!" he shouted and searched everywhere like searching for where your heart went when you really need it.
"I see something! A massive amount of chakra, Head for it now, I think it's Naruto!" the young jounin yelled.
That fox has really done it this time! I kicked off the ground racing to Naruto, leading those behind me.
We all rushed to Naruto. We rushed to rescue my student, my commerade and the light of Konoha... I hope you're alright Naruto...
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(Hinata)
"Byakugan! I can see him. Naruto, I'm coming to save you!" So much chakra… could it really be… Could it really be that he's actually in his demon mode? This will be tough but I have to save him no matter what! I've trained hard and long enough this time he will acknowledge me!
I have that medicine Tsunade-sama, Sakura and I miraculously made. It can only be made once and all had be used once. We feared for Naruto's seal might weaken letting the Kyuubi out... killing the jinchuriki. Gaara's life was in grave danger but he was saved at the last moment. If only I could do that technique Sakura said Grandma Chiyo could do. I swear I'd give my life to it...
WAIT! What's that! I heard a rustle of leaves coming from the bushes behind me… more chakra… but it's not… Naruto's, I have to hurry!
CRASH!
A flash of vermillion light lit the sky before my eyes. A tree hit the ground hard and tumbled toward… ME!
"AHHHHH!" I decided to run at it and maybe I could just jump over it! Thank goodness… I jumped over the broken log that had now discontinued to roll after it hit a rock. That log seemed like it had some serious damadge done to it. I stopped running and walked to the log to investigate, not to waste time. I stared down in awe at the hollow cylinder shaped tree and wondered what it was like before. There were five deep scratches ripped into the log diagonally and in the order of a human hand like structure. From the thumb to the pinky. It has to be him.
My Byakugan prediction was right it's coming from that direction. I started running, once again.
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(Tsunade)
"Alright you little pipsqueak, come hear!" I charged to the monster and BAM what a body slam I did!
"Good work Tsunade! Now for some chakra paper" Jiraya took out two slips of paper.
"HA!" Jiraya stuck the chakra paper on his forehead while I kept him down. His chakra immediately forced back in. The four tails that were once out were suppressed back inside, one by one. He rested unconsciously in my arms but blinked several times before that.
"He'll be out for a while… let's lock him up in the tower now" Jiraya said satisfied.
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(Naruto)
"Not as tough as you thought you were hmm?" that disgruntled voice echoed in my mind.
Wh- what just happened? Red and orange chakra fizzed up my body as I stood on that same black and green water. Not again. I was that foam again. In that very same water. Again.
… I'm back where I was a few minutes ago when… when… I attacked Shizune and… I ran away destroying everything I could see… then… then Tsunade-sama and Jiraya-sama… Why am I remembering all this?
"I wanted you to…"
"But why… why would you make me more miserable?"
"I just want to ruin your life more… besides the seal your dimwitted father tried to seal me with is now weakening and you're going to DIE…"
"Hey don't call him that he died for the likes of you! but… Wha-what! That can't be… I'm going to die?!"
The word 'die' repeated in my head. Die… die… die. That disgruntled voice echoed. I used to bring life and happiness to other people. That happiness no longer existed inside me or the people I have given it to. That happiness… died.
"Yes, yes now you're learning and I will leak out of your body like blood from your heart."
"I won't let that happen, I can't give up!"
I screamed amid sweltering tears running down my face that chased the floor. I ran to the cage with furry… I was going to rip the Kyuubi up in its orange bubbled form but a strange clear wall prevented me from going any further. I hit the transparent wall with all my power and banged on it. I scratched it with my nails and even bit it…but then… I stopped. I realized I had no self power that's why. That's why I couldn't escape from its darkness. The fourth gave up his life for nothing… because I ruined it… It's going to escape and another will have to suffer like I did. I thought that I could just go on with my life not caring about the Kyuubi… but I was wrong. Could what's happening now be the end of my dream to become Hokage, or... a chunin… could this… even be the end of me?
"Hmm hmm hmm! This wouldn't have happened if you hadn't taken off that seal... Now it's time to pay me back!" the beast chuckled.
I just closed my eyes and trusted my friends. The ones I had always trusted.
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(Hinata)
"They've already captured him… shit!" I whispered to my self softly so that they couldn't hear me.
I guess I'll just have to follow them if I don't want Naruto to escape… I followed them making sure not to be noticed. I was only a few meters away from them.
"Jiraya make sure no one is following us" I heard Tsunade bark at him.
Oh no… I turned the other way repelling them and quickly hid in the closest tree I could find. I was covered with leaves. I could hear him as he shuffled through the tree right behind me. He was now looking through the tree I was hiding in! I held my breath and kept my mouth shut with one hand tightly over my mouth. It seemed like I was trying to suffocate myself. I tried to keep mysef as calm as I could.
He's not gonna find me, he's not gonna find me - oh shit no, no, no he's gonna find me he's gonna find me... NO not there, over there! Oh my G-... he was right in front of me. Squating in the most comical way I'd ever seen someone... squat. I can't move!!! But he couldn't tell that I was right there! I was as stiff as kakashi's hair gelled up... (how does he do that?)
