Hey guys, wow it's been a loooonnnnnggggg time. I've been gone what, a year now (something I told myself I wouldn't do.) shame on me. As I said in my previous post I started my first year of college last April, and man - was it a life changer! I went from doing next to nothing all day to doing EVERYTHING everyday, and in that mess, poor Naruto no Kitsune took a brutal hit. Once again I'd like to offer my utmost apologies. You guys have been so patient - you deserve a reward for being such dedicated fans. I really want to reboot the story again, my problem is, I haven't thought much about where the plot will go from here, and what I had written got erase from a accident with my flash drive. (don't hoola hoop in-doors kids) Anyway in short, I need you guys help. Tell me what you especially like about the story, and what you might want to see in the future. What get's you pumped about the Naruto fandom? Any ideas will help, though I may not use them I'm sure they will kick off the inspiration that I'm lacking.
Alright, that's all the spiel I'm gonna lay on ya' this time guys, and for a present, here are a couple of drabbles. I refined the second just for you. (Well exempt the beginning, I'm still working on that. If I finish I'll put it in my archive as a one shot. I think it has potential as a future story too.)
Oh and since everyone seems to always be dong disclaimers. (Is that mandatory on the site?) I do not own Naruto. I do however claim the story 'ideas' that I've made up while using the character in the series.)
Drabble 1
(because I have no tittle, blah...)
Team 7 us on a mission and when there senses gone the client (a previous resident of Konoha) slaps Naruto. Sakura and Sasuke try to defend him.
"You can't go treating people like that!" Sakura shrieked as she tried to get to the boy on the ground.
"You're right, it would be wrong to treat a human being this way; fortunatly this thing isn't." Koroku sneered. "This is the reason I left that stupid village – how could the Hokage let that thing live!"
"Tch, you're getting annoying, maybe we should shut you up."
"N-no, Sasuke." Naruto picked himself up from the ground. "It's not his fault… let's just finish the mission."
"But Naru-"
"hn, it doesn't matter, Kakashi will be back any second to-"
"No!" Naruto almost snarled as he turned to face them, he had a broken pleading look they had never seen before. "Sensei doesn't need to know anything about this, let's just forget about it… right old man?" he turned back to their client.
Koroku just grunted, "If you think I'm going to let a de-"
"What's this, you're not fighting with our employer again are you Naruto?" Kakashi appeared and put a hand on Koroku's shoulder but there was an underlining of tension.
"Hiroku-san, I think we need to talk." And with that the senior ninja led him away.
Naruto rubbed his bruised cheek smearing blood from his busted lip.
"Uh, hey Naruto – let me help bandage that for you." Sakura gestured but his just shrugged her off.
"Don't worry about it Sakura-chan… It doesn't hurt nearly as much as it looks and I'm a fast healer." He added with a wide smile that made his eyes crinkle, he didn't let them open for fear she would notice the smile didn't reach his eyes.
"Dobe."
"…" Naruto paused, face still frozen.
"Let her fix your face."
Sasuke Nii-san
(A story set in a univiers where Saske is a sixteen year old ambu in training and Naruto is around 8 or 9 and still in the academy. This is sometime after Sasuke and Naruto have met and the Uchiha has Naruto by his shirt collar. (I haven't figured out why yet.)
"Let me go – you think you can treat me like some kid-"
"Tch."
"Huh?" Naruto looked up at the condescending noise waiting for further response. "Huh – that's all you've got to say – you teme!"
"Will you just be quite… I brought you some food."
"Huh… ooohhh…" Naruto sniffed the small brown bag feeling his mouth water.
"I-is that dango?"
"Good grief you are a handful… yeah here." Sasuke let his grip on the boys shirt collar go and held a stick with the colorful sweet dumplings infront of him. Naruto reached out a hand before pausing. After a moment longer Sasuke began to get irritated. "Go on, what are you waiting for?"
"I-it's just-"
Sasuke sighed and popped on of the sweets in his mouth with a grimace. "See, there fine. Just take one."
"B-but what if-"
A moment later the teenager bent down and popped one of the sweet in the small boys mouth.
"What are – oomph- mmm…" Naruto's eyes suddenly sparkled with delight. "D'ish ish 'ood!"
"Don't talk with you mouth full, and that was the point… you look half starved as it is. Who takes care of you anyway?"
Naruto stopped before taking a bit of the next sweet roll, his body frozen in motion.
Sasuke waited for an answer though he was loosing patience. He was about to say 'never mind' when Naruto spoke in a quite voice.
"…nobody. "
Sasuke's mouth shut immediately and he stared down intensely at the little boy before him. A street orphan – in Konoha? Well that would explain the state of his health, but that didn't tell him how he went to the ninja academy.
"…No one wants a mon… something like me."
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This was it, Uchiha-teme would know what he was now and hate him like the rest of the village. Naruto felt his lip tremble at the thought. His first friend and he would leave him alone again.
"Something like you?" there was a cold air of questioning to the Uchiha's voice and Naruto's trembling increased to the rest of his body. Just as Sasuke was about to reach out to him he stumbled back, scraping his ankle on the hard ground. Fear pulsed though him – it was true – now that Sasuke knew what he was he wanted to hurt him. He had to get away before it was to late.
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Ninja do not show their emotions, and the best live that way both on and off the battlefield. As for Uchiha Sasuke he was one of the elite, a natural born shinobi with an exterior of cold steal. The very idea of him cracking a smile, or showing compassion freely was unthinkable. There hadn't even been an arrogant smirk on his face since he left his genin days.
So it was as much a surprise to the chibi before him, as it was disconcerting for himself, when he rested a gentle hand on the boy's dirty blond head.
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Naruto wasn't prepared for the soft weight of a hand on his head, though it didn't stop him from trembling even further. Nothing like this had ever happened before, was this some kind of trick? Was the Uchiha playing with him? Maybe he was trying to put him off guard before his struck-
"You're shivering. Come on, a little bit of dango wouldn't suffice even a chibi like you on an evening like this."
Naruto stopped shaking a moment as the dark eyes of the Uchiha peered at him from past his blond bangs. Sasuke had crouched to be at eye level with him, and there was nothing of hatred in his eyes at all; they were just cool, like dark stones.
Though some may have found the chilling look in them a sign to back away, or even fear, Naruto just stared in wonder. No one had ever been so close and looked at him with eyes that weren't full of hate and anger. And unlike most people, he didn't even notice the emotionlessness in them. In fact he welcomed it like a relief from pain.
Before he could say anything the dark haired bay turned around, still crouching, and made a motion with his hand.
Naruto stared at him blankly and Sasuke rolled his eyes.
"Get on. I'm sure your foot probably hurts from that ridicules fall. I don't want to have to wait for you limping behind."
"…but."
"Hurry up before my knees get stiff."
With one last hesitation Naruto scrabbled up on the older boys back like he'd seen some children do with their parents. Sasuke rose, and with a grunt of satisfaction, began a steady walk back to his home. Not long after he felt Naruto relaxes and rest his head on his right shoulder. If anyone had been looking closely they may have seen a small smirk at the corner of the Uchiha's mouth. But then again, it was probably a trick of the light.
Go ahead and tell me what you think, and sorry for the awful spelling/grammar and general OOCness (if any). I have to say I'm probably a bit (lot) rusty. I haven't gotten to do much writing and have been focusing a lot of my time on Art the past year.
Again, don't forget to PM or comment on the story with your ideas, and I will do my best to deliver the next chapter. You guys are great fans and I truly appreciate your support!
-TheNineTailedKitsune