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Chapter 5- After All
Song- N/A
Hospital, Intensive Care Unit
The whole floor was going crazy, nothing was in order. Kabuto barely had time to put his things down before he was bombarded with pleads for help.
He was making his way towards one of the patients when something interesting caught his ear.
"Did you hear, that Uzumaki kid actually save the Hyuuga daughters. I never thought something like this would happen."
"I know, I thought he was a demon, but now I don't know."
Eyeing widening he rushed to see Naruto. 'I knew I shouldn't have told him anything.'
Flashback
Kabuto heard the knock at his door. He rose up from his good Icha Icha story to see who it was. Noticing the chakra signature he smiled softly.
"Naruto-kun how are you?" Ushering him into his house he offered him something to eat.
Naruto sat down politely declined the offer. "Kabuto I wanted to ask you something." Seeing his inclined head he continued, "Is there something special about me?"
Raising his eyebrows at such a blunt question, "Why would you ever ask such a question? You know that you are special, your healing knows no bounds."
"No not that. I mean- it's just, I wanted to know why people seem to hate me so much." Looking at Kabuto he finished, "And I thought that you would be able to help me."
Pushing his glasses up Kabuto thought on this. He could of course tell the boy and see how he would take it. The possibilities were endless, his reactions might be positive, negative, it was as predictable as a coin toss.
However look on Naruto's face meant that he wouldn't stop his questioning at Kabuto. It showed a kind of determination that he rarely sees now and days.
"I can't tell you exactly what you want to know," Naruto's head dropped a little at this, "But I am more than willing to give you some advice."
Taking Naruto's silence as a signal for him to continue he proceeded on, "You want to know why people hate you so much, all the answers are in front of you."
Seeing Naruto's confused look he struggled not to pinch his nose in frustration. "I will ask you two questions and they will answer yours."
"When is your birthday? What is immortality?"
Naruto thought for a moment. "My birthday is October 10th. That's easy enough. But what do you mean by immortality?" Looking up at Kabuto he tried to get some more information.
"Sorry Naruto-kun, that's all I'm telling you. You must figure out the rest on your own."
End Flashback
That had been hours ago. Now he was getting some words that Naruto was gravely injured, the Kumo treaty was a hoax and more things.
One thing was for sure, Naruto had some explaining to do when he woke up.
Hospital, Naruto's Room
Naruto laid in the hospital bed, tired, exhausted, but most of all, happy and accomplished.
He had finally done it. Accomplishing what he did, while in the midst of a battle was something that not many could brag about, lat alone a small child like him. He thought back on how it came about.
The kidnapping. That ninja. That voice. Out of the three of them, truth be told the mysterious voice was the only one that truly scared him. To know that there was someone speaking to you, a voice that only you could hear, well it didn't take a genius to know that something was wrong with you.
But then again it did make a little sense. Why people might hate him, after all hearing voices is not normal. And people hate what isn't normal.
But then how would they know that he was hearing voices. He had heard that some people could go into your mind, but he didn't think that he had met any of those people yet.
Pausing, 'Why am I wondering about all of this, I can go straight to the source, or at least straight to the voice.'
Looking around to make sure no one was around he fell into a trance. He started falling, for some reason it was much easier to do it this time then before. 'Strange.'
Appearing in the same hall he began to walk to the jail where he was at before.
Looking up at the bars he called out, "Hey! Who's there?" Waiting for response, he got none he was tempted to walk towards it to get closer before he stopped himself.
After all, what idiot walks closer to a caged voice? Maybe the same idiot who actually goes to listen to it.
"I won't come any closer to this cage if that's what you're waiting for. So you might as well come out now."
From the seemingly endless cage came a nose, then a set of paws, soon a fully formed, monstrous, bright red fox appeared, with nine tails swishing behind it.
Naruto stood awed, frozen in wonder. His brain could not even begin to compute this. Inside of his head, was the most powerful beast alive, the Nine Tailed Fox. The almost destroyer of Kohona, slayed by the Fourth Hokage.
"Brat what do you want? Bow before my might." And with a single swish of his tails Naruto was blasted with a wave of killing intent unlike any he had experienced. It was simply mind blowing.
Swallowing the fear that had him paralyzed he found his words, "H-how is this possible? How are you here?"
Narrowing his eyes at the human before him, he did admit that the brat showed some guts to still be able to talk, not that he would ever show it. "Brat I am forever immortal, I cannot die."
Naruto's heart sunk, 'Immortal.' Te very same word Kabuto had used. This is it, the reason for all of his hate.
The fox chuckled at the look on the boy's face. He decided to add to the fire, "I bet you're wondering how I am here. Well those tales of my defeat were lies! Your foolish leader," Snarling at the very thought of the human he continued, "Sealed me into you. He could not match my might so he resorted to trickery."
Not wanting to miss a moment to slip in jibe Naruto commented softly, "Aren't foxes known for their tricks?"
Another wave of killing intent washed over him, but Naruto held his ground.
Looking at the fox he tried to think of what o do with the situation. He couldn't trust the fox. He couldn't really think of anything else to ask the fox. After all how could he trust the word of someone… something that had an ego that rivaled his size and had suffered the hands of defeat from his father.
Walking back the way he came Naruto got ready to leave when he heard the fox, "Brat," pausing to make sure Naruto was listening to him he continued, "continue to et strong, I refuse to have a weak container."
With that Naruto was 'lifted' from his mind.
Opening his eyes he saw one of the last people he expected to see.
"What are you doing here?"
Hyuuga Compound
"Daughters I am glad that you are well." He paused for effect. "I would not know what to do if something were to happen to you." He nodded to them for them to get up.
Raising the twins gave a smile and a bow to their father before leaving. When they exited the hidden occupant in the room reveled himself.
"It is… relieving to know that they were not hurt." Hiashi nodded in agreement, his brother had been by his side ever since that night. His over-protection was much appreciated.
"Do they know any more information on the situation?"
"Sadly the Hokage cannot tell me any information until they finish the interrogation."
The brother to the clan head asked another question, "Who is doing the honors?"
"Ibki." They shivered in union. But they had no pity for him.
On the outside the two Hyuuga daughters went on through the compound. Both sharing the same thoughts.
'I need to find out more about that boy.'
They didn't get a chance to see him as he had been in the hospital ever since that night. He was placed under extreme guard. No one save the Hokage and his nurse were allowed into his room.
Hinata swallowed, "Nee-chan do you think there might be a chance to see the boy?"
Hanabi paused for a moment before grinning, "Of course. We just need to find out how to get in there without getting thrown out."
"So you guys were going to go see Naruto too?" Mari joined the group as they started to walk out the compound to the hospital. Both ANBU and Branch guards were following them, they couldn't see them of course, but they knew that they were protected.
"You're going to go see him? How are you going to get past the guards?" Hinata was curious.
"Guards? Oh them. You didn't know? Naruto-kun woke up today so they are allowing visitors."
Both of their eyes lit up at that. "Perfect."
There were a few moments of silence as they walked through the doors. Some of the people bowed to them. After all no one wanted to anger them and have an angered Hiashi on their hands.
Hinata walked up to the front desk and put on a sweet smile, "Hi Miss can you tell me what room Naruto Uzumaki is in."
The woman looked up from her work and saw the Hyuuga heiress, "O-of course." Looking through her paper work she finally pulled out a piece of paper. "Here it is, room 209."
"Thank you."
The three took off for the stairs.
"You said that Naruto is our age?" Hanabi inquired. Her curiosity was winning; she wanted to know how a boy her age was able to take on a fully trained ninja.
"Yep, he might be small, but he has more fight than almost anyone else that I know."
"But still, I have never seen him at the academy, nor have I heard of an Uzumaki clan."
"Yeah, he never did join the academy for some reason. As for his parents, well he's an orphan."
"But then," she was interrupted when they realized that they were in front of the door."
Stepping in they saw that he was sleeping, or what appeared to be sleep.
They closed the door quietly. Hinata and Hanabi took a good look at him. He was their age, not as fragile as Mari would have lead them. He had the most beautiful blue eyes. Wait a sec.
"What are you doing here?"
Interrogation Room
"I will ask you again, why have you come into Kohona?" A scarred man asked the unknown ninja again. He was losing his patience.
It had been days since the incident, after e was properly healed and taken care of, he was handed over to Ibki. Since then he spared the man no mercy, giving everything he had into cracking the man. The clan head would not be happy with no good results.
It had not gone well, whoever the boy was he was well trained not to say anything. In fact it was surprising that someone so young was sent to collect such important people.
"You know your friends are talking to my other friends. Well at least that tall one is, the other one is, well let's just say that he wasn't able to stand some of our methods." Smirking he saw that he was getting a little rise out f the boy.
"I mean maybe whoever taught you should have taught that guy, after he told us everything he begged for mercy. And how cruel would we be if we didn't give him a death that was swift." The boy relaxed a little at that. Ever ninja wanted for their comrades to have a painless death. "Well after some of our new ANBU got that new target practice that they always wanted."
At that they boy snapped, "Don't you dare talk about him like that. You don't deserve to be a ninja."
SMACK!
In an instant he was on a ground, a bitter copper taste filled his mouth.
"Really, I don't deserve the title of ninja, you are the piece of trash that tried to take two little girls who aren't even able to defend themselves." Getting in his face he resumed. "What do you get your jollies off on little girl? Got nothing else better in Kumo.
"I don't doubt that, I hear you guys are pretty sick. I mean what Kage would wiling send little kids to kidnap some even smaller children just to get a high." At that Kento snapped he tried to go and retaliate but was pushed down to the ground.
"Oh a reaction from the insult to your country? I can understand that, ever ninja should have pride in their country." Seeing no response to that he took it to the next route. "I'm glad that your Kage had at least that much sense to teach you." The boy bit his lip, hard enough to draw blood.
'Gotcha.' So it was the Kage.
Ibki wondered why that would be so, it was rumored that some of them didn't exactly agree with him. Looking at the boy's features it dawned on him. Same face, same structure, and a loyalty to Kage before village. It made sense. He knew who this kid was, now to just tell Hokage-sama.
Ibki smiled. He always broke his prisoner, always. After all, it was his shinobi duty.
A/N
Very short I know sorry, and after such a long wait too, sorry again. I tried to write more but I just didn't really feel it.
To the reviews that I got I thank you. I hope that the mistakes were fewer in this one. But please I cannot express how much reviews help me, even if just a few words, though fuller ones are favored, leave it. I do take time to read them.
Another thing I have decided not to pair Naruto up with anyone for the moment, he won't have a "relationship" until he is a genin, which will be far off, probably 4-5 chapters away.
I also want your opinions, do you want longer chapters 5,000- 8,000 words updated every other week, or weekly updates of 4,000. There will still be chances that updates will come sooner or later.
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