8/27/08

Hey, i'm back! Sorry it took me so long. I had alot on my plate.

but thank you all for reading my fanfiction.

I want to give a special thanks to Iana Sabelle, who proof this for me. And thanks for the advice.

I don't own Naruto, so don't sue me. If i own Naruto, it be totally different.

Please review and comment. This is my longest chapter so far!

The beginning of the end

Chapter 17

Sasuke couldn't stop dreaming about Naruto. In every dream, he had her under him screaming his name. It was nonstop, and now he would have to take a very long cold shower when he gets up. He, however, didn't want to get up. He wanted to dream more about his future wife.

The tournament was today, and this was his only chance to get to the blonde. No one would be able to stop him. He just needed to get out of bed to get ready since the tournament starts is a few hours.

He pushed himself out of bed, and then he took a shower. After all that, he made himself a small breakfast. He wasn't the best cook, but he was better than Naruto. Well, anyone was better than Naruto when it came to cooking.

Sasuke stood up and went to the front way. He had a couple of hours before the start of the tournament, and he had a couple of things he had to do.

The village was especially busy today, thanks to the tournament. The same people looked all so different. They had eyes of all different colors. Even the color of their skins was a rainbow.

Some people were tiny, while others were giants (not literally!). They were just very big. They had five feet more than the Uchiha.

"Things are going to be very interesting," Sasuke smirked as he walked past the crowd.

Ryu was already at the forbidden forest. He had his reasons for being hours early, but he wasn't the only one there. There were a few people present, but Ryu had been there since midnight. He wanted to increase the probability of successfully kidnapping the girl. His efforts, however, weren't very helpful since the 'rule' ninjas were already here. There wasn't much that he could do.

Rye was wearing long black pants and a black sleeveless shirt, guards on his hands, and a long silver sword on his back and a pouch with Kunai in it. He wasn't wearing any hitai-ate, but he was more skillful than any jounin.

As he sat on a tree overlooking the whole area, his red hair shined in the morning lights and the sudden gush of wind that blew through gave it life. An evil smirk was plastered on his face as the sun caught his eyes that sparked malevolently.

From this spot on the tree, Ryu would see Naruto enter the area. He would then follow her, and when he had her alone, he would knock her out and bring to his master, a man who could skin a baby alive and not feel a thing.

Ryu laughed silently, catching sight of a few crystals holders. This tournament would have been fun. Too bad, he would have to cut his visit short. He could have won this thing. He could have gotten one wish. However, there wasn't any thing that came to mind. He would have thought of something through, if he wanted to. He could have wished that no tracker ninja would come after him from now on. He could have lived his missing-ninja life in peace.

"This will still be fun." Ryu commented. He was in no way a pervert like Yuki…… Well, he was a pervert, but only a tiny bit. In his defense, all men are perverts in a way. Any ways, Ryu was respectful when it came to the subject of sex, but in other subjects, he got what he wanted. "Just wait, Miss Fox. We will see each other soon enough," he smirked, remembering her smell.

"Mommy!" A small girl ran through the house. She had shoulder-length blonde hair and cerulean eyes. Her flora orange and white summer dress flowed around her. "I can't find my toy fox." the girl cried out.

Her mother, a woman with bright red hair came into sight. Her smile went from ear to ear at the sight of her daughter. "Naruto, did you lose Foxy again?" Kushina laughed at her daughter. Naruto came up with the name, but it took her all day. Her daughter wasn't good at coming up with names.

"Hai!" The little girl, about five looked up to her mother. "I can't find him anywhere!"

Kushina patted her daughter on her head. "We will find Foxy together."

Naruto was jumping up and down. "Thank you, mommy!" She jumped into her mother's arms. "I love you."

"And I love you, too."

"Where do you think he is?"

Kushina put her daughter down. "Did you look in your room?"

"Hai."

"Did you look in your daddy's and mine room?" Kushina smiled, remembering how Naruto ran into their room last night. She was afraid of the thunder.

"Hai."

"Did you look in your playroom?"

"Hai," Naruto repeated for the third time.

"Did you look downstairs?"

"Hai! I looked everywhere!" The little girl began to cry.

"Don't cry, baby. We will find Foxy." Kushina picked up her daughter. "Let's look for it in the living room." She ran her fingers through her daughter's blonde hair. They made it downstairs, and she put Naruto on the ground. They began looking for the fox plushy.

Half an hour later, there still was no sign of Foxy. Naruto was crying once again. Her mother tried to calm her down, she hates seeing Naruto cry. She was her little girl.

Her father gave her the fox when he was on a long mission. He was the Hokage and it was his job. He had to over see some things, even if she didn't want him to go. She would miss him too much. When he came back, he gave her Foxy. From that day on, Foxy went everywhere with the little girl. She loved that stuff animal since it was a gift from her father, who was very busy man. He worked a lot.

"When daddy comes home, he will help find Foxy," Kushina told her little ball of sun shine. She called Minato her big ball of sun shine. The two were a lot like. Sure Kushina and Naruto were loud mouths, but Minato and Naruto had similar habits. They both could eat a lot Ramen for one. "Naruto, everything will be fine."

"I want Foxy!" The little girl buried her head into her mother's chest. "Daddy gave him to me," she cried. "I can't lose him."

Kushina didn't know who she meant in her last sentence. "You won't, I promise."

Just then the door opened to reveal a tall blonde with cerulean eyes. He was wearing the Hokage's cloak over his jounin uniform. He frowned at the sight in front of him. His little girl was crying in Kushina lap. "What's wrong with my little girl?" Minato asked, walking to his daughter.

Naruto looked up and jumped on him. "Daddy!" she cried. He hug her tight.

"What's wrong sweetheart?"

"I can't find Foxy." Naruto had tears running down her cheeks.

Kushina sat on the couch, watching the two blondes. They looked so much alike. She couldn't help but smile at two. She loved her life.

"Naruto," Minato said.

"I can't lose him," the little girl cried. "I love him too much!"

"Naruto," he repeated.

"Daddy!" she whined.

"Kiddo, I found Foxy in the front yard," the Yondaime revealed. He pulled out the stuff fox out of nowhere. "See, everything's okay."

Naruto tackled the fox. "Foxy." She hugged it like there was no tomorrow. "O yea!" She spoke rather loudly. Minato and Kushina had to cover their ears. "I forgot. I went outside in the front yard today! I must have left him out there."

"That's my Naruto. Just like mommy," Minato commented.

"What was that?" Kushina rose from the couch.

Naruto walked away from her father, knowing what would happen next. "Honey, I didn't mean it like that," Minato tried to reason with this wife.

"What are you saying?" she asked loudly.

"You and Naruto are both very forgetful."

"We aren't forgetful!" Kushina moved closer to the Hokage. "We just have other things in mind." She defended herself and her daughter.

Kushina was about to go after Minato when Naruto spoke up. "Daddy, Mommy, you guys do fight a lot." Minato and Kushina stopped stop in their spots. "Most parents who fight break up."

"We aren't going to break up!" her parents yelled at the same time.

"Good!" Naruto chirped. She hugged her Foxy. "I don't want you to leave," she whispered. She knew her parents only played like that, but she did worry that her daddy would leave and not come back. He did take hard missions that could cost him his life. He was the Hokage after all.

"Naruto, come here," her father beckoned. He kneeled to her level.

She ran to him as fast as her little legs could carry her. "Hai, Daddy."

"What's wrong?" He was able to see her fear. "Why were you so upset when Foxy was missing?"

"You gave him to me. I don't want to lose him."

"Okay, but before you said, 'I don't want you to leave.' What do you mean by that?" Her father put his hand on her shoulder.

"I was talking about Foxy," the girl lied.

Kushina kneeled next to her husband. "Naruto, what's wrong?"

Naruto was trapped. She had to tell the truth. In a matter of seconds, Foxy was on the ground and Naruto was in Minato's arms. "I don't want to lose you, daddy."

Minato looked down at the girl in his arms. "Naruto."

"I love Foxy since you gave him to me," she revealed to her father, "and whenever you go away, I'm afraid that you won't come back."

"Naruto, I will always come back to you." Minato looked to his wife. Kushina was also worried about her daughter.

"But what if you don't?" Naruto asked.

"I promise you, I will always come back to you no matter what. If I have to come back from dead, I will." He was serious.

"Daddy, Mommy."

"We won't leave you." Kushina kissed her daughter on her forehead.

"Naruto, nothing can keep me from you. I will always be at your side. Time is not an option. I will always be here for you," Minato explained.

A bright light shone in her eyes. She couldn't see for a second. "Daddy, Mommy!"

"We will always be here for you," Minato repeated.

Light shone in her eyes once again. This time, it was longer before she saw her parents again. She yelled out for them again.

"We will always be here for you," Kushina said.

Yet again, light shone in her eyes. Naruto yelled out.

Her father responded, "I promise, I will never leave you."

Her parents, however, didn't reappear this time.

Naruto forced her eyes open. The sun shone in her eyes, making it flicker. When she rose from the bed, she found herself in her parent's room. She walked to the full-length mirror. There she was, an 18 almost 19 year old girl. It must have been a dream. She touched her forehead. "It felt so real," she commented.

A tear rolled down her cheeks.

"It felt so real." She fell to her knees. More tears began to fall. "It felt so real," she repeated.

She got dressed and headed to the kitchen. Finding no one there, she fixed herself a small bowl of ramen though she wasn't very hungry. Her dream seemed to have affected her more then she thought it did.

I promise, I will never leave you. Naruto recalled the last part of her dreams. "You lied," she whispered, barely audible. Stop that! Her mind yelled. "It was just a dream."

"What was just a dream?" Sai asked, coming into sight.

"Nothing," she lied. She had no interest in telling her teammate about her dream. "I was just thinking about my wish," Naruto lied. She was trying her best to sound happy.

"And what is that?"

Naruto didn't answer. She didn't have a wish. She never thought of one. Her mind was focused on Minato Namikaze and Yuki's Master. "I'm not telling you!" she cheered.

"What are you not telling Sai?" Kakashi asked, making his way to the Kitchen.

"My wish, and I'm not telling you either!" Naruto revealed.

"Whatever," Sai responded. He wasn't a morning person.

Kakashi looked back from Naruto and Sai. He sighed. He wasn't a people person. He could barely deal with Sai and Naruto when they were like this. He would read them like a book. "We have to head to the forbidden forest now."

Naruto looked at Kakashi and a real smile appeared on her face. She would have fun in this tournament. "Dattebayo!"

"Once we get there, we will be separated and enter the forest at different points," her Sensei told her.

"This should be fun!" Naruto cheered, putting her crystal in the pouch on her arm which was where she would put the other crystals.

Naruto stared at her assigned gate, the fifth gate. There were so many people that she didn't know. Her hands tightened on the straps of her backpack.

She was going to have so much fun!

She recognized some people around there, but they were just leaf Shinobi she usually sees around the village. They would make eye contact with her before turning away. She didn't know what to make of it.

She looked around. The tournament would start in a matter of minutes and she felt her heart beat faster. There were approximately a hundred people around her. She felt small, literary and figuratively. She felt inferior and she was rather small in size compared to the rest of the people.

Naruto felt someone breathing in her ears. She turned around faster than light. A man who was a couple feet taller than her was staring at her. He was on the heavy side. His hair was a dark green and his eyes were a bright gold color. "Can I help you?" Naruto asked rather rudely. She didn't care about what he looked like.

"Didn't your mother teach you how to talk to a man?" He questioned, looking over her small body.

"No." Naruto didn't explain. "Now, answer my question!" She didn't felt like he was a threat. He wasn't in her league.

"Why is a pretty little thing like you doing in a place like this?" he asked, licking his lips. He would love to see how she worked.

"I don't have time to mess with you." Naruto turned her back on the creep. The next thing she knew, he was squeezing her ass. She took around with a kunai in her hand. "Touch me again and you will lose a hand," she hissed.

He had a smile on his face. "You have such a tight ass." He chuckled. "I wonder how it would feel like pushing into it."

Naruto had her share of perverts. Why were all men trying to get in her pants? She was about to kill him when she felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned back to see a leaf Shinobi. He had a weird symbol on his arms. He must be the 'rule' Ninja.

"Is there a problem?" The Rule Keeper asked.

"No," the pervert answered.

The look on Naruto's face told the Keeper another story. "Hm." He paused. "You can wait to the start of the tournament to kill each other!" The pervert walked off, leaving the Keeper and Naruto alone. He looked over the Kunoichi as she put her kunai away. "Be careful, Uzumaki. There are very dangerous things around here."

Naruto nodded and the Keeper disappeared like he was never there. At the gate, there were a couple these Keepers. They looked like they were about to open the gates up. She moved closer since they were about to speak.

"We will open this gate after we finish saying something. If you enter this forest, we won't be held responsible for your death. You will be in here for three days as shall we. You earn crystals by winning your fights. There will be no stealing of crystals. You should know the rest of the rules." The Keeper opened the gate and everyone was off.

The forest was dark and cold. It felt like the Angel of Death was upon her. It gave off a feeling that Naruto couldn't describe.

Naruto walked around and didn't find a single soul, making her feel weird being so alone at that moment. For the longest time, Naruto was never alone. She had a body guard in the next room before, but now she was on her own. She felt better, but at the same time worse. She wanted to have someone to fall back on, but she didn't want to be a weakling that needed saving every time she turned around.

Naruto moved through the forest looking for someone to fight. It was quiet, rather too quiet. It was foreshadowing that something was about to happen and the highly trained Anbu Captain was ready for it.

A kunai came right at her head. She dodged in the air, and the kunai landed on a tree. Naruto landed on ground. Out of the shadow came the pervert from before. Around his neck were one red crystal and one green crystal. "I guess you want my crystal." Naruto folded her arms against her chest.

The man started to laugh like she was nothing. "Much more than that, honey." He looked her over, but her glare stopped him. "You probably have a green. I started out with a red," he revealed.

Naruto felt her blood boil. He called her honey. No one did that, especially not a pervert like him. To add to that, he thought she was weak. She had a blue crystal worth five points. His crystals, together, didn't even add up to that. Three points. That's all this pervert had. She had five, so ha! "I have a Blue crystal," she informed him. "And don't call me honey, you hear."

"You have a blue crystal?" He laughed. "Why would they give a small thing like yourself a blue crystal?"

Naruto felt herself growl. He was belittling her because she was a woman. He would regret that soon enough. "Let fight and see who is on top."

"I wouldn't want to hurt a pretty thing like you."

"Trust me," she started, "you won't be able to touch me!" She threw her pack to the ground. She would kick this pervert to the moon.

"Let's think about this." He went into a deep thought. "Since I got two crystals, you have to give me something else when I beat you."

"I have a blue crystal which beats your crystals, so why should I give you something else if by some long shot you beat me?"

"You are a shinobi. I know you fight with honor." The pervert looked her over again.

"Fine, but you won't beat me!" Naruto yelled. "What else do you want?" She felt sick, spotting his eyes on her.

"You."

"What?"

"I want you naked under me screaming my name as I pound into you," he stated, licking his lips.

Naruto had her share of perverts. Why did everyone she met want to get into her pants? "Fine," she spat. She wouldn't lose, and if she did, she shouldn't be a ninja.

"Good, the name is Rabian."

"Shut-up, and let's get this over with."

"I see, you want me to-" he couldn't finish. Naruto had a kunai to his neck. Rabian's eyes widened. "Fast now, are we?"

The Kunai drew blood as it went deeper into his skin.

Naruto changed since the day that Yuki kidnapped her. She just did a good job hiding it. It was a mask per se, and Rabian's comments had caused her to lose the mask. He was a pervert and Naruto was sick of it. She wasn't some sex toy. She was a Kunoichi, but not just any Kunoichi, she was the daughter of the Minato Namikaze, the Yondaime Hokage.

"Hai," she answered dryly. Naruto swung her leg up. Rabian couldn't dodge in time. His back hit the Oak tree behind him.

Rabian growled. He didn't think she was that strong. She was a woman. Women belonged in the kitchen and the bedroom.

Ten clones appeared next to Naruto and each charged the fallen pervert. The real Naruto stood behind with a Rasengan in her hand. She didn't need that attack, but this man had pushed her too far.

Rabian couldn't move. He was nothing compared to the seasoned Anbu Black Ops Captain. He was a bloody mess, when the clones vanished. Blood covered his face. His hair was everywhere. His crystals lay in front of him.

Naruto walked to him with the Rasengan in her left hand. She picked up his crystals and invested them with the blue crystal. She kneeled down in front of him. "What do you think of me now?" she hissed.

Rabian watched the blue ball in her hand. "Please, forgive me….you have my crystals now. Let me live," he begged. He didn't know what was in her hand, but he knew it was deathly.

Naruto stared at the pervert. If she killed this man, then there would be one less pervert in the world. There was so many of them.

The Rasengan moved closer to the man's chest. He tried to move out of the way, but his body would not listen.

Perverts shouldn't be allowed to live. The Rasengan moved even closer to the weakened Rabian. He began to cry.

The Rasengan disappeared.

Naruto stared at the man. He wasn't the man who hurt her. He didn't try to rape her. He didn't want her to suffer. He was just a pervert who came across the wrong person. He wasn't anyone to her.

Naruto jumped back from the man. I could have killed that man. She shook her head. She turned her back on the man. What could she say to him? She put her bag on her back and went off.

Naruto was normal the rest of the day winning thirteen more crystal. She had five blue crystals, seven red crystals, and four green crystals which added up to 26 points. She was rather pleased with herself; however, the way she handle Rabian upset her greatly. She could she be that cold to a living being?

It was getting late. Naruto sat with her back against the tree, looking up to the sky. It became clear to her how much she had changed since Yuki had almost killed her. She looked down to her hands. Life sucked.

Someone was going her way. Naruto could sense them coming along time ago, but she didn't feel like moving. She had too much on her mind to worry about it. Minutes later, she felt a person behind her.

"Dobe."

Naruto didn't bother to turn around. "Hai, teme." Her blonde hair covered her eyes.

"Naruto." Sasuke uttered. He wasn't good in situations like these. He didn't mix very well with emotions. He was an Uchiha after all.

"Out with it."

"I didn't mean what I said in the cave," he explained. She didn't look at him. He moved to face her, but her bangs covered her eyes.

"Whatever." She rose to her feet and her cerulean eyes were locked with his onyx ones. "You-"

He grabbed her shoulders. "I know what you are going to say. I care for you. I tried to see you, but Tsunade wouldn't let me…I'm…sorry. Please forgive me."

Naruto blinked. This had to be a dream. IT just had to be. Sasuke Uchiha was asking for her forgiveness. That didn't happen every hundred years. It was a miracle he did at all. "I did a long time ago," she admitted.

He smirked. He knew his dobe couldn't be mad at him forever. He pulled her into a kiss. It didn't last long. Naruto pulled away from him faster than he could say 'I'm King.'

"I can't."

"Why?"

"I'm not ready for a relationship." She pushed away from the man she loved very deeply. Yes, she loved him. She would always love him even if she was with someone else. "Not after what Yuki did to me." She locked eyes with him. "And then again, it's not the right time with this new enemy after me."

He felt his nails dig into his flesh. "You can't put your life on hold." I want you. I need you. He placed his hand on her cheek.

"Even if we are boyfriend and girlfriend, I wouldn't sleep with you! I want to wait," she told him. "I want to save myself for my husband."

Naruto could've knocked Sasuke over with a feather. He couldn't wait. He wanted her now; or rather he needed her now. He, however, couldn't push. "Hn." Why did I fall for her?….I can wait that long...No, I can't. We need to get married, now!

Naruto glared at that man. "Stop-" She froze.

"Dobe?"

She had her back to him. She looked around her. "Ghost," Naruto whispered. She jumped, looking and she was now facing him.

His face fell. How could he fall for a girl who believed in ghosts? "There is no such thing as ghost."

She looked over one of his shoulders only to look over the other. "They are real!"

Sasuke looked down at the girl on his chest. The smell of her hair filled his nose. Her hands on his shoulders sent chills down his spine. He wrapped his hand around her waist. "Even if they are, I will protect you," he whispered.

His words calmed the blonde. She rested her head on his shoulder and Sasuke rested his head on her head. She felt safe. His name floated out of her mouth.

"Dobe." He held her tighter against his chest. He never wanted to let her go. I can ask her to marry me right now……Yes, I will ask her now…get married right after the end of tournament. "Can I ask you something?"

His words brought her back to reality. She pushed out of his arms. "I have to go," she announced. She was falling for him, and if she stayed, there would be a good chance she would let him have his way with her.

She picked up her bag and turned away from him. Sasuke grabbed her wrist as she started to walk away. "Wait."

"I can't," she protested. She shook her head. "I won't be able to…."

"To what?"

"Nothing," she lied, pulling her arm away from the Uchiha.

"Naruto!" He looked her in the eyes. "I know you… You aren't a good liar, anyway."

She looked away. "Listen, I care for you a lot but I need time."

The last Uchiha's eyes twitched. Cared?! She cares for me. She didn't look at him. She doesn't care about me. He could read her like a book. She loves me. I can see it clear as day. He looked away, hearing a sound. "Naruto…," he said looking back.

She was gone. He tried to sense her, but she masked her chakra. She was an Anbu captain after all. She was a natural at it.

Dark was almost upon the girl. It was hard to see since the trees blocked the last of the sun. The trees, however, didn't block the wind which sent chills down her spine. She heard wolves in the distance. Owls rested on the branches of the trees.

She was getting that feeling again. She turned around rather quickly. Ghosts! She cried in her mind. There was no way to get around it. Her greatest fear was ghosts and Yuki was a close second. It didn't matter. They both scared her to death.

"Stop this, Naruto," she instructed herself. She wasn't five. She was eighteen, almost nineteen. She's an Anbu Captain. They didn't get scared. She wasn't supposed to be scared of anything, but she was. Ghosts. She knew they were there. She just knew it.

She closed her eyes. She had to calm down. Her heart was beating way too fast to be healthy. To be honest, she wasn't sure what was healthy for her. "I'm going to give myself a heart attack." She placed her index finger under her neck to feel her pulse.

She tried breathing in and out but her heart beat was still too high. She sat at the base of a tree. She closed her eyes again. "Maybe I should just get someone sleep," she spoke. She brought her knees to her chest. She was drafting asleep. Time went by.

"I finally found you."

Naruto forced her eyes open. She felt tried. Maybe she shouldn't have closed her eyes. She waited a few seconds as her eyes focused on the man in front of him. His flaming red hair stood out, and his emerald eyes stared at her. "I had seen you around town," Naruto revealed. He was a villager. Why was he in the tournament of this level?

He disappeared and appeared next to her. He pulled her to her feet. She's half asleep. This will be easy.

Naruto pulled away from him. Her eyes felt heavy like she was awake for days. "Who told you, you could touch me?"

The man disappeared again. He reappeared behind the girl. "Miss Fox, you smell delicious." His hand ran through her hair.

Naruto's brain clicked, but her body was still asleep. "R-Ryu," the blonde stuttered. She tried to push away, but she wasn't mobile enough.

Ryu wrapped his arm around the girl's waist; bringing her closer to his body. "Miss Fox, you have two choices." Ryu was a man. He had his male needs. "One, I can take you straight to my master and mistress, or we can have some fun before we go."

Naruto wanted to scream. She didn't want this man to touch her, but he had her under his spell.

Ryu took her silent as a yes to the latter choice. He loved his ability. He was able to make anyone do whatever he wanted. He could make a person's body useless just like the Namikaze in front of him.

His hands traveled the girl's body. He made the girl moan in a matter of seconds. "Do you want me to keep going?"

Naruto tried her best to fight him. She couldn't move. She felt his hands travel up her leg. She felt his hand tug at her clothes. "S-stop…i-i-it," she cried.

Ryu cursed. He almost had her. Most people couldn't speak when he had them like this. She was fighting his spell. The redhead stopped. He wanted her, but if she said no then he would stop. He wasn't like Yuki. He wasn't going to force himself on the girl, the innocent girl.

To be honest, he was kind of forcing himself onto the girl. He had her under his spell or rather his blood trait. His blood trait allowed him to control people, but it didn't work well if the person had a strong will. Naruto was fighting it and she would win in the end. It was only a matter of time. "Very well."

Ryu pulled away from the girl, and instantly she fell to the ground. She was still very tried. "I never expected you to do that," she told him.

"But that doesn't mean I would let you go."

Naruto growled. She knew that. He worked with Yuki. She was just glad that he wasn't Yuki. Yuki wouldn't have listened when she told him to stop. "I won't come willingly."

"I didn't expect you to."

Naruto forced herself up. She pulled put a kunai. "I won't be taken again."

Ryu vanished. His speed was faster than Naruto had ever seen before. "Boo," he called out before landing a lick.

The girl was thrown back against the trees. "I hate ghosts," Naruto revealed, rising to her feet. Her body wasn't totally awake yet and to make things worse, Ryu's blood trait was still affecting her.

"I know," he explained. He walked to her like he was a friend. "Just give up."

"Do you know who I am?" she asked. He blinked. "I'm Naruto Uzumaki, the daughter of the Yondaime Hokage and I will be Hokage one day. I don't give up!" She charged at him.

She threw the Kunai at him and went in for the hit. She blinked as her fist hit him on the face. Ryu just stood there. He took her by the wrist and threw her aside. "I must say all those battles you had today weakened you a bit." He smirked. "It was a good thing I didn't pick so many fights like you did!"

Damn it, she thought. He was right. She wasted all her energy on getting the crystals, plus, her body was still recovering from Ryu's blood trait. She was in trouble. "I won't give up," she cried.

Ryu felt something, watching her try to pick herself up. He didn't know what he felt. He never felt this way before. "That doesn't matter."

She fell. She pushed up from the ground taking her time. Ryu didn't seem to be in a hurry. Naruto wasn't going to hurry if he wasn't going to. When she got to her feet, the Rasengan appeared in her hand. "I'm going to Rasengan your ass!"

Ryu laughed at the girl charging at him. Her movements were slow. He could follow every step she took. "This ends now!" The man was losing his patience that is if he had patience in the first place. When she was about to attack when he redirected her blast and sent a blow to her neck, knocking her unconscious.

He lifted the girl over his shoulders. He left her crystals and backpack alone. Someone would find her stuff eventually, but he didn't care since he would be long gone and it is unimportant to him. Nothing really was important to him. The only one he ever cared about was dead. She was killed by the man, who Ryu serves now. Asuka could always make him smile. She was a gift from God.

Ryu vanished. He would give his master the Namikaze. He hoped he would be free to live his life. He, however, doubted he would ever live a normal (for him) life again. He was slave, and there wasn't anything he could do.

There are some things i wish to point out now you had read the chapter.

One, i didn't mean to make the dream so long.

Two, i didn't mean to make Ryu so pervent.

Three, i didn't mean to make Naruto so weak, but it was the only way that i could do what i wanted to do.

Four, this story is coming to end in a few chapters, i was wondering if you would like a sequel. I already have an idea for it, if you want me to write it.

Thanks for reading,

I will try to update, when i can, but college is taking all of my time.

For my Gundam Seed fans, i wrote the next chapter for my story. I'm just waiting for my beta reader to send it back to me. when she gets it back to me, i will post it.

Don't forget to review. good or bad! just don't kill me like a certain review did.

-Cass