Can I be my true self? A Naruto story.
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Chapter 7
Light of our Hearts
Part seven
The group of eight ninjas split into two groups of four. Shikamaru, Sasuke, Hinata, and Sakura went in one direction. Kiba, Sai, Neji, and Ino took off in another direction. Neji secured the command as they charged rapidly forward. The day was getting late as the teams searched on.
Time didn't matter, since each heart wouldn't stop until they got back the light of their world. Nothing matter more than Naruto, since she meant more to them than anyone could describe. She was the fire that would remain strong in rain and be seen through the darkness. With Naruto's disappearance, the lights that she started would vanish. Sometimes it was harder to distinguish who needed who more, but of course Naruto warranted her friends more then ever. She was in more then physical peril, but also in emotional jeopardy, but no one in the search party knew that right now. They also didn't know that they were rapidly losing the sun shine in their lives that took the form of a blonde kunoichi.
Ino, Kiba, Neji, and Sai took off, praying that Naruto would hold on until they got there. They had no idea who took her, but they knew that they couldn't take any risks. Akamaru and Kiba took the lead. Reconnaissance was harder on the team than what they expected as they looked for the loudmouth ninja. They thought that they would at least hear Naruto, but it was too quiet. There wasn't one sound in the forest.
The only thing that moved was the leafs as the weather blew through them. The only thing that made a sound was the search team. The light was soon disappearing. The world started to evanesce, when one name was screaked throughout the land. "NARUTO." It wasn't the other team, but they did hear the voices before.
"What do you guys think?" Kiba asked.
"The voices sounded worried, so we should check it out," Neji answered. The older member of the team would do anything for Naruto. One thought played over and over in his head: this is all my fault. Neji blamed himself, since he didn't notice Naruto leave at dinner. He was too focused on the two idiots, Sai and Sasuke, in front of him. He blamed them also, but it was his fault for letting himself get dragged into the fight.
"Hai," they all responded as they pushed themselves harder. They entered the clearing to see Kazekage and six Suna ninja, but their eyes stopped at the figure in his arms. Naruto laid unconscious, not knowing how many hearts broke at the sight of her in this state. They all looked at each other unsure of what move would be best.
Ino, medical ninja, was the first to move as she maneuvered to the unconscious Naruto. "Let me see her," Ino demanded in a reasonable voice. Ino was a good medical kunoichi, but she was in no way as good as Sakura. Gaara placed Naruto on the ground, and Ino let her glowing hands fly over the sun kiss blonde. "That's all I can do."
"We most get her back to Konoha," Neji interjected.
"Why? Your village done nothing but hurt Naruto!" Gaara hissed. His shinobi stood back from the indignant Kazekage as he scooped up Naruto.
"It won't happen again," Sai promised as if he had control over it.
"Naruto has a right to choose," Neji said.
"I agree, but what if she gets hurt again?" asked Temari. Each heart rode faster as the two groups made no movements.
"She loves Konoha, and there is no reason not to take her home," Kiba said.
"Your village treats her like trash," Gaara vociferated.
"Enough!" Ino blustered. As the sound around her died, her voice threaten all. It didn't matter what rank a ninja was, they dared not go against a medical ninja, when she was taking care of a patient. "We need to meet up with the others, well mostly Sakura. She's a better medical ninja than I. Naruto's life is still in danger, and we need to hurry."
No one dared to speak against the kunoichi, when it was the health of the orange kunoichi. "Let me carry Naruto," said Sai before the other Konoha shinobi could request, and they all wanted to.
"She's fine in my care," Kazekage snapped. This brought up more ferocious words as each side wanting the other to go away.
"Enough!" Ino blustered again as she put her hands on her hips. "We don't have time to fight. We just need to get Naruto to Sakura."
"Hai," they all responded, even though none of the 'hai' sounded the same. Some were happy, some were whatever, and others were agitated.
The other team didn't find too much as they ran into Jiraiya, who wasn't as fast as Kakashi and Yamato. The four turned into five, but that didn't slow them down.
Shikamaru was in the lead, since he was the in charge or command. It didn't matter as long as it made the Uchiha mad. At first, Shikamaru didn't show any interest in the raven, but things changed. It didn't help that Sasuke was only cold to them, and he would do anything to show up the rest of the team, so Shikamaru had to thrust Sasuke off his high horse every few minutes. This job was too much for the lazy shinobi, but he wouldn't give up.
He would do anything to save Naruto for many different reasons. One, Naruto meant a lot to the village. Two, She meant a lot to him. Three, Temari, this girlfriend of four years, would kill him, if he left anything happen to Naruto. Naruto saved Temari's brother, so Naruto was like family. Heck, they both had blonde hair. Naruto would fit right in the family. Four, Gaara scared him, so it would be better not to anger him. Five, Tsunade would kill him, if her 'daughter' was injured in some way. Six, heck, there was a lot of people who would kill him, if Naruto was injured. Shikamaru didn't want to see the end result if something were to happen to Naruto.
Sasuke was pissed. No wait, he was ferocious. Why was a great Uchiha, like himself, taking orders from a lazy ass ninja? Did he not understand that the dobe was in Jeopardy? No, he didn't. If Shikamaru did, he would let Sasuke take charge, or at least listen to him, but no, the lazy good for nothing Shinobi (well in Sasuke's eyes) shot him down before he even opens his mouth!
Sasuke made a mental note of all the people he wanted to kill with his own hands. Sai was at the very top. There was no one, in Sasuke's eyes, who needed to be discipline more. Neji was second. Tsunade was next. There was something about her that made him want to scream and pull out his hair! Shikamaru followed next. Sasuke was sure that, when the team was separated into two group, Shikamaru made sure that Sasuke never left his sight. Shikamaru was doing this just to torture him!… The list was just too long to write down. Everyone was on the list, so if you weren't, then there was something wrong with you. His dobe was even on the list sometimes. Sasuke groaned as he was forced to follow the toad sage and the lazy ass shinobi.
Sakura and Hinata only wanted to find Naruto, even if they wished that Sasuke was part of the other team. Sakura wanted to keep her distance from her old teammate, since Lee didn't like the Uchiha in any way. She just wanted to get this done, so she could go back to her plan of hooking Naruto and Sasuke up. Sakura prayed that Naruto would be alright, since her plan counted on that.
She sighed as tension rose in the group. Shikamaru and Sasuke should never again be put on the same team! It was like trying to drink water from a rock! So how could there be teamwork with them two? Yeah, it was implausible. So who's idea was that again?
Hinata also hoped that her closest friend, Naruto, was fine, but she had a feeling that told her otherwise. She wished that she was in the arms of her boyfriend of a year and Naruto was eating ramen like she loved to do. Hinata didn't understand why or how Naruto could be taken and no one knew about it! How could that happen in Konoha, a peaceful loveable village? Why couldn't the villagers see past the Nine tail fox and see Naruto? Can't they see what the girl had done from the village? Naruto would die for the Konoha, why couldn't they see that?
The sound of metal could be heard for miles around! The group of five pushed harder and found themselves at a battle sight. The ground was broken and tattered. The trees had broken branches, and some were fallen, but the two fighter only paid attention to the other. The two bodies could be seen as they flew back. Around them, kunia and other ninja's tools lay around.
Kakashi was tired beyond reason as his Sharingan sapped most of his energy. His clothes were dirty and sweaty, but the Copy Cat Shinobi wouldn't let anything stop him. The other Shinobi, even though he wasn't wearing anything to show it, was equally tired, but the man with dark cinnamon spiky hair and beige eyes pushed himself to stand. "Kakashi," Jiraiya articulated.
Kakashi turned around to see the group of five, but he turned back to the quaint man in front of him. "Yuki, where is Naruto?" He demanded which caused many whats behind. A new set of the Sharingan glared down the man, and there was nothing to stop Sasuke from cutting Yuki down. "Sasuke, don't move." Kakashi ordered as he sense this. He wouldn't let Sasuke attack this man just yet.
"Give me one good reason not to kill this man!" Sasuke vociferated. This man touched his dobe, there was no way that Yuki was going to walk away alive.
"If you kill him, we won't find Naruto," Shikamaru injected before anyone else could. Sasuke glared at Shikamaru once more, but Shikamaru smirked.
"What makes you think that I will tell you where Naruto is?" Yuki sneered as he looked at the Konoha Shinobi. He was out numbered now, but he didn't show that he cared that he was. Yuki had to find a way out of this mess.
"You will tell us!" Sasuke demanded.
"Calm down, Uchiha," Jiraiya ordered. The Toad Sage glanced at the group behind him. There had to be something that they could do. They had a Sharingan, a Byakugan, a Medical Ninja, and a super brain. There had to be something that they could do with all of that power. "We have to make a plan," he whispered.
A kunia came flying at the group of six, but it was blocked by an other kunia. "Where did that come from?" Sakura asked. That kunia didn't come from Yuki.
"And who blocked it?" Hinata inquired. She quickly found the two outsiders with her Byakugan. "Come out!" She hollered, which was rather loud for her.
"Calm down," Yamato said as he downgraded to the ground. "I blocked the one that this guy's partner hurtled at you guys."
Yuki didn't even look back as a onyx cloaked man jumped down behind him. "What are you doing here, Ryu?" He queried. Yuki and Ryu never got along, and this infuriated their Master. There were like children.
Ryu was a built lean dark red hair man, who loved to tick off Yuki. (Ryu was wearing a mask, so no one saw his face.) He loved to play with Yuki in other words. It would drive anyone insane.
"I knew you would mess up, so I decided to tail you." Ryu chuckled.
"Shut-up!" Yuki spited.
"Just tell us where Naruto is?" Kakashi demanded. He had enough of their childhood behavior.
"No," Yuki answered.
Sasuke had to be hold back by Yamato. "Why did you take her in the first place?" Sasuke questioned. He's just lucky that Yamato is holding me back! Yuki and now Ryu would be died, if I could move, the Uchiha thought.
"Revenge," Ryu answered for Yuki. This only infuriated Yuki more, but Ryu only chuckled more. They acted very childish around each other.
"What did Naruto ever do to you?" Sakura inquired.
"It is what her father did!" Yuki answered before Ryu. Yuki, unbalance on his feet thanks to Kakashi, had to lean against Ryu, which only made Ryu smirk.
"What does her father have anything to do with this?" asked Shikamaru, who was putting the pieces together.
"The best way to get revenge on someone is to kill their family, but since her father is dead, his daughter will pay the price." Ryu said, since Yuki couldn't articulate.
"What did her father ever do to you?" questioned Sasuke.
Kakashi couldn't believe what was happening. How did they found out that Naruto was the daughter of his Sensei? It was inconceivable. That was a S-class secret, damn it. Shit, what would happen, if Naruto finds out that her father is the Yondaime Hokage from this man? It would break her, most likely! I can't let that happen to her. I care about her too much, for that to happen… Damn it! "How did you find that out?"
"It wasn't that hard. Any one with a brain could figure it out! I also have my ways also." Yuki chucked out. He wasn't lying. He had his ways.
Shikamaru's eyes widen when he figured it out. Naruto had shine kissed hair with azure eyes just like a certain person. Even though she wasn't the only blonde in Konoha, her blonde hair was the brightest. Also, Jiraiya taught her, when there were so many other people, who would've been better for that position! The Nine Tailed Fox was sealed into her, when there had to be so many others. It all fits. She looked so much like him. "Naruto's the daughter of the Yondaime. She's the daughter of Konoha's Yellow flash."
The two missing ninjas laughed their heads off as the Konoha Shinobi, well not Jiraiya, Kakashi, and Yamato, stared mouths opened at Shikamaru. "It's about time someone figure it out," Yuki muttered.
"What are you taking about, Shikamaru?" Sakura inquired. "That doesn't make sense. Kakashi, Jiraiya, he's wrong, right? He has to be!"
"No," they answered. Sakura couldn't compute how that could be true. How could any father sentence his daughter to a cruel life like that? Fathers are suppose to protect their daughters not hurt them and toss them to the wolves! Why did he have to hurt Naruto like that? Naruto was all alone, because of that man, who was suppose to be her father! That didn't compute with Sakura! That was inconceivable. Her father wouldn't do that. So could any father do that?
"But…...," she started.
"We can talk about this later," Jiraiya interrupted her. He was very serious, and he had no interest in answering all of their questions. "Where's Naruto? And why do you want revenge against the Yondaime?"
"What is with all of questions?" Yuki bellowed, which make Ryu step back.
"Right in my ears, baka!" Ryu whined. Yuki gave him a shut-up-you-baka-if-you-value-your-life look. "It's more of our master, who wants revenge."
"Don't worry we will take care of Naruto, unlike her so-called friends." Yuki teased. He was having too much fun.
"Why do you say that?" Sasuke snapped.
"You told her, don't you?" Kakashi uttered. Shit, Naruto shouldn't have found out like that. She should have hear it from us not this guy, who wants to rape her! Naruto. How did she take it? Kakashi was going to kill this man slowly.
"Hai, and she took it rather hard," Yuki told them. Yuki was having too much fun, even though he was wounded and he should be in bed recovering. "It broke her heart that her friends lied to her all these years." Life was great for Yuki.
"Yuki, we better go," Ryu commented. Their killing intentions were growing.
"Hn," Yuki responded.
"You aren't going anywhere!" Kakashi hissed.
"But I want to go play with my prize again!" Yuki whined.
"If you touch her, I will kill you!" Sasuke threaten. No one touched his dobe and got away with it. The dobe was his, and no one was going to take that from the raven. Naruto was the only thing in Sasuke's life that he wasn't willing to give up. Naruto was what made his life worth living. Naruto was the reason why the raven came back to Konoha. Naruto was Sasuke's light. If anyone tried to take Naruto from Sasuke, they would be dead. "Bastard, what did you do to her?"
"I'm not answering anymore questions. Ryu and I have to go." Yuki replied. The masked man threw down a smoke bomb, which somehow blocked the Sharingan and Byakugan. The smoke evaporated and there was no sign of the missing ninjas. It was like they were never there.
"Shit!" Sasuke vociferated. "How could we let them get away?" He smashed his fist against the hard earth. "Shit. We are never going to find Naruto!" If he was anyone else, he would have cried, but his Uchiha pride wouldn't let him.
"Sasuke," Yamato started. "We will find her."
"No, we won't! She's gone, and I never got to tell her. I never got to tell her." Sasuke's face was hidden. I never got to tell her that I love her! "She's gone."
"She's not dead," Sakura said. She went down to him. "We will find her." Hinata stood back with Shikamaru as they watched the whole thing. Yamato, not really doing anything, looked to Kakashi and Jiraiya. Jiraiya's eyes never left the spot where Yuki and Ryu vanished from. Kakashi never moved from his position on the ground. "Kakashi, Jiraiya, tell Sasuke everything will be okay."
"I wish I could, but I can't," answered the Toad Sage. He was dying as he said those words. He didn't want to lose his 'daughter.' Naruto had won a spot in his heart. She became like a daughter to him. He hated when things like this happened. First, he lost Minato. Now, he lost Naruto. "There is nothing we can do." He paused. "Yuki's eyes told us that."
"No! Kakashi, please tell me he's wrong," Sakura begged. Tears started to flow.
"I can't! I was with Yuki longer then you were. The things he was saying……If you only knew." Kakashi couldn't repeat them. He lost the most important person in his life. He lost another person yet again. How many people was he going to lose?
"I won't believe it!" Sakura wailed. Naruto has become one of her closest friends. Naruto was sometimes, well most of the times, annoying, but life was better with her in it. "Naruto's okay. She has to be." She fell to her knees.
"Sakura," Hinata began. "Sakura." What could she say? Life wouldn't be the same without the blonde.
"Why is everyone so down, forehead?"
"Ino. Please don't," Sakura begged.
"What's wrong? You guys are acting like someone had just died." Kiba said.
"Kiba." Shikamaru started. "Na….." He started, but he never finish. Temari tackled him. "Temari? Why are you here?"
"What no hi for me, your girlfriend?" Temari pulled back from her boyfriend. "What kind of greeting is that?" She smirked, but stopped as she looked around. "What's wrong?"
"Naruto…" Hinata started.
"That reminds me," Ino interrupted. "Sakura, I need you to look over Naruto." That one name caused all to stare at her. "What?" She paused. "It looked like someone died again." She paused again. "I healed her the best I can." Ino pointed to Gaara, who people had just notice. Their eyes left him and went to Naruto in his arms.
"Naruto!" The first group cried. Sakura quietly explained what went down or what she knew only to get a worried looks from the other group.
"Lets set up camp," Hinata said.
Sakura, Ino, Hinata, and Temari were in one tent taking care of an unconscious blonde, well the guys glared at each other outside. Gaara and his Suna Shinobi faced opposite of the Konoha Shinobi. Yamato, Kakashi, and Jiraiya stood opposite of the medical tent. They formed a square with the tent. Each dancing on the inside that they got Naruto back, but they were still worried for the blonde's health.
"We don't need you here," Sasuke snapped at Gaara.
"Uchiha, I will decide when I leave," The Kazekage hissed back. He leaned against a tree with his arms folded. "I have to see Lady Tsunade any ways."
Sasuke looked away. "Kakashi, do you know who that guy was?" Sasuke added.
"I first met Yuki before the Yondaime and Obito were dead. I have no idea who he's working for." Kakashi answered. "Yuki was part of the group that was responsible for Obito's death." Now, Naruto's in danger. I won't let anything happen to her.
"All we know is that their Master wants revenge against Minato Namikaze." Jiraiya looked up to see confused looks from all the ninjas around him. I have to tell them. "Keep what ever is said here to yourselves, O right. Minato Namikaze was the Yondaime Hokage and Konoha's yellow Flash." Jiraiya answered.
"Why does he have to do with Naruto?" Sai asked.
"Yondaime is or was Naruto's father," Shikamaru answered. "We will need to inform the Hokage, but we will have to hear the rest from Naruto."
"Yondaime being Naruto's father makes sense," Kiba commented. So many things made sense, when the whole gang added up the clues.
"We will have to protect Naruto," injected Sai.
"I can protect Naruto all by myself," Sasuke hissed. All eyes were on him. "I don't need any help from you people." I can take care of my dobe by myself.
"Shut-up, Uchiha," Neji snapped. "No one cares about what you think."
"Hn." No one cares about what you think. Sasuke glared at him.
Kakashi could only sigh with Yamato and Jiraiya. The young Shinobi started to fight, and even the Kazekage was dragged into it, and sometimes only to be calmed down from his Anbu black Ops. Inside the tent was better in the sense that it was quiet, but Naruto's condition was getting worse. They would need to leave first thing in the morning and hope they get to Tsunade fast enough. The three medical kunoichi did all that they could do for the blonde.
Kakashi entered the tent, and taking notice, the four kunoichi left to join the mess outside. He kneed down next to Naruto and ran his fingers through her hair.
"You better not die on me. I don't think I could handle another death, especially if it's the most important person in my life." He sighed. "I wish I could have you, but the age difference is just too great." If only we could be together. He smiled. "I will just have to watch you be happy with Sasuke. I can't see you with any other guy. I would die, if you were with Gaara, since you would move to Suna to be with him. Sai. I don't want you anywhere near that guy. I never know if he's faking or being truthful. Neji is okay, but he believes too much in fate." There were so many choices, since Naruto had a large fan club, but the names listed were the most likely to win her heart.
Naruto laid still on the ground with her chest moving all so slowly up and down. She was shocked, which could have been seen by Kakashi. There was no way in telling what others thing that Yuki did to her. All the Copy Cat Ninja knew was that he was going to kill Yuki slowly.
He was glad however that Yuki didn't rape Naruto, since that was something that she would never bounce back from. Not telling her who was her father might break her, though. What would break her would be hearing it from Yuki. "I'm so sorry that I never told you about Minato." He paused. "I should have." He kissed her on the forehead and headed out of the tent.
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6/05/08 updated.
8/12/08- I have updated this chapter, since one of the reviewers said I'm 'abusing' Fanfiction's rules, or something like that! If they think i'm abusing the rules, then he should read other stories, which have far worse grammar then i do!!... I'm starting to agree with them!