The Legend Of Naruto: The Wind Waker Chapter 11: The Search For Nayru's Pearl!
After Naruto and the King Of Red Lions left the Forbidden Woods, they were on their way to Greatfish Isle.
"Naruto! Do you not see that island that we are about to arrive at? That is where Nayru's Pearl is at... Greatfish I-" said the King Of Red Lions as he was shocked at the terrible sight of how awful and terrible Greatfish Isle looked.
"...Wh-What? Naruto! What... what's happened to this place? Something terrible has happened to the island! Ah... it seems... we are too late... if only we would have had more time to come here earlier... then... then the island wouldn't be in such a mess like this... you see Naruto... a great big whale named Jabun once resided here on this... once peaceful island... perhaps Orochimaru had something to do with this... I wonder where Jabun could've gone?" asked the King Of Red Lions.
"Hey! Naruto!" cried a voice that belonged to Itachi.
"Itachi? What are you doing here?" asked Naruto as Itachi flew over to where Naruto was.
"Oh Naruto! Thank goodness I found you! I've been looking all over for you! So Naruto... have you found Sasuke yet?" asked Itachi.
"I have... but... he got away... again." said a disappointed Naruto.
"Well, anyway, that doesn't matter now... and... that's not why I'm here." said Itachi.
"So wait... are you here to investigate the mystery of Jabun too?" asked Naruto.
"Yes. How did you know that?" asked Itachi.
"The King Of Red Lions told me." said Naruto.
"Oh. I see. But anyway... I have some terrible news. Sadly, Jabun no longer lives here. I mean, look at this place. Surely, Orochimaru must have had something to do with this. He's also known as the master of the Forsaken Fortress. But don't worry Naruto! Jabun finally got a chance to find this island before Orochimaru invaded it. But he's in a much more... humble... and safer abode now." said Itachi.
"Okay. So tell me Itachi... where exactly is this... Jabun?" asked Naruto.
"Well... the place where Jabun's home is now is none other than... your home island to where you were born... Outset." said Itachi.
"Say what? I've got a whale living on my island? But that's where my grandfather is! Why on Earth would Jabun want to hide there?" asked a surprised Naruto who was shocked at what he heard.
"Just calm down Naruto, and let me explain. Now, you're probably dying to go back to your home island, Outset. But guess what? You can't." said Itachi.
"Why not? It's been a while since I've been away from my home, so why can't I go there?" asked Naruto.
"Well Naruto... even if you were to go back to Outset Island right now... you wouldn't be able to see Jabun." said Itachi.
"Why?" asked Naruto.
"Naruto, will you shut up and listen? Now... as I said before: even if you were to try and go back to Outset, your home island, then you wouldn't be able to see Jabun. You see Naruto, there is a cave with a big and mighty stone slab that forbids anyone to pass it or get through it. I bet the pirates couldn't even try to break through that mighty stone slab." said Itachi.
"Wait a second. Pirates? Did you say "pirates"? Who's leading this group of pirates?" asked Naruto.
"Why... it's none other than... your friend... Sakura Haruno." said Itachi as Naruto's eyes widened in shock.
"Sakura? She's alive?" asked a shocked Naruto who couldn't believe his ears.
"Yes. Don't think that Sakura and her pirates have been looking for treasure. But they've also been looking for you as well, Naruto." said Itachi.
"Wait... when was the last time you saw Sakura, Itachi?" asked Naruto.
"Well now... let's see... the last time I saw Sakura and her pirates... was after you left my home island, Dragon Roost earlier today. I actually happened to bump into them here at Greatfish Isle. You see... Sakura and her pirates had believed you to be dead after Orochimaru kicked you out of the Forsaken Fortress. And to think they've been looking for you all this time." said Itachi as he remembered the last time that he saw Sakura and her group of pirates.
Flashback...
Earlier that day...
Sakura and her pirates ended up going to Greatfish Isle to look for Naruto.
"Miss Sakura! I see an island! Maybe it has treasure!" cried Kakashi.
"Is treasure all you guys ever think about Kakashi? Sheesh!" cried an annoyed Sakura.
The pirates then arrived at Greatfish Isle.
"Sakura!" cried Itachi as he arrived.
"Itachi? From Outset Island? What are you doing here? Why are you here anyways?" asked a shocked Sakura.
"Well, I've come to tell you about the whale, Jabun, who used to live here on Greatfish Isle. You see... Orochimaru, who's the master of the Forsaken Fortress once destroyed this peaceful island. But luckily... Jabun found this island way before Orochimaru destroyed it. But... I'm afraid it's already found a new island as his home." said Itachi.
"So... where does this... Jabun live anyway? And where's his new home?" asked Sakura.
"Well Sakura... his new home is none other than Naruto's home island... Outset." said Itachi.
"Wait... Naruto's island? But how? What about Orochimaru? My mother Tsunade disappeared five years ago! I've been looking for her ever since! I don't even know what happened to her!" cried Sakura.
"Well... as far as I'm concerned... I'm afraid that I don't know the whereabouts of where your mother might be, Sakura. But I will tell you this: I saw Naruto earlier today." said Itachi.
"Wait a second... Naruto? Did you say "Naruto"?" asked a shocked Sakura whose eyes widened.
"Yes. Naruto was at my home island Dragon Roost earlier. Why? Is something wrong?" asked Itachi.
"Well... ever since Naruto got kicked out of the Forsaken Fortress by Orochimaru... my pirates and I have been looking for Naruto ever since. Itachi... are you sure you saw Naruto? Is he alive?" asked Sakura.
"Yes. He's alive. But however... regarding the location of where Jabun is now... there's a big stone slab that's blocking the cave of Outset Island that he's hidden. But however... there's no way that you can get through it." said Itachi.
"Well... we could go find some bombs. But... do you know of an island that sells bombs?" asked Sakura.
"Well... there's Windfall Island." said Itachi.
"So what are we waiting for? Let's go pirates!" cried Sakura.
"Yes Miss Sakura!" cried the pirates in unison.
"Oh... and Itachi?" asked Sakura.
"Yes Sakura? What is it?" asked Itachi.
"If you see Naruto... tell him... to meet me at Windfall. Tell him... that Sakura is waiting for him. But don't tell him to steal my bombs, got it?" asked Sakura.
"Okay. I will." said Itachi.
"Well? So long Itachi. I hope we meet again." said Sakura as she winked at him and climbed on her pirate ship with the rest of the pirates.
After the pirates left, Itachi looked at the sky.
"Naruto... wherever you are... be careful. And please... please bring Sasuke back to me... I miss him... I miss him so much. I... I want my little brother back." said Itachi to himself as he had tears in his eyes while remembering Sasuke.
End of flashback...
"So... Sakura's waiting for me at Windfall Island, huh?" asked Naruto.
"Yes. But also, Sakura said for you not to steal her bombs. Got it?" asked Itachi.
"Well, there is a bomb shop at Windfall, right?" asked Naruto.
"Yes. But what she means by "her bombs" she means don't steal the ones on her ship, ok?" asked Itachi.
"Alright. Well... I guess I'm off to Windfall. And don't worry. I haven't given up on finding Sasuke. I hope you understand, Itachi." said Naruto.
"Believe me Naruto... I do... I do understand. Well... I better get back to Dragon Roost. Naruto... until next time we meet... farewell." said Itachi as he flew away.
"Hey, King Of Red Lions? How did Itachi know about what happened to Jabun and this once peaceful island of Greatfish?" asked Naruto.
"Well Naruto, my guess is that Valoo must have told him. He could have probably sensed that something had happened to this once peaceful island. This was all Orochimaru's work. But never mind that now. Naruto! We must head to Windfall Island to get the bombs! Let's go!" cried the King Of Red Lions.
"Right!" cried Naruto as he climbed onto the King Of Red Lions.
Finally, when the King Of Red Lions and Naruto arrived at Windfall Island, they noticed that Sakura's pirate ship was there.
"Alright Naruto. Listen carefully, because I'm only going to say this once... and I'm not going to say it again. Naruto... do you remember what Itachi told you? About the pirates trying to break the stone slab back at Outset Island by using bombs? Well... look... I want you to go inside the bomb shop and to figure out what the pirates are up to... okay? But here's the catch... you can't let them see you... got it?" asked the King Of Red Lions.
"Okay! Be back in a flash!" cried Naruto as he ran to the bomb shop.
When Naruto went to the entrance to the bomb shop, he knocked on the door.
"Hey! Go away! This a bomb invasion! Can't you see we're busy kid?" asked the bomb shop owner, Tazuna.
"Shut up old man! Yeah! But like he said: You're not welcome here! So scram!" cried Kakashi.
"Wait a minute... was that Kakashi's voice?" asked Naruto to himself.
"Kakashi, just shut up and tie up the bomb shop owner!" cried a bossy Sakura.
"Yes Miss Sakura!" cried Kakashi.
"Sakura? Heh. I had a feeling that I'd hear her own voice along with the pirates' voices as well. Well, I better go find a way to sneak in." said Naruto to himself as he climbed up the vine on the wall and crawled inside the hole and into the bomb shop.
Inside the bomb shop...
"Now let me see what the pirates are up to. I have to avoid being seen though, or else I might get caught!" cried Naruto to himself as was eavesdropping on the pirates' conversation through the bomb shop rafters. It turns out... the pirates had ended up tying the bomb shop owner, Tazuna when he refused to give the pirates any bombs!
(Note: For those of you who don't remember Tazuna, he was in the Land Of Waves Arc at the beginning of "Naruto".)
"Look old man, don't be mad at us! It's not our fault that we were supposed to steal your bombs because we needed to due to us being after something that we're looking for, yeah? But, just think of it as a payback for the nasty little monopoly that we did here, alright?" asked Kakashi.
"Yeah. Hey old man, you might have been thinking that it was foolish enough to let us no-good looking pirates to pay such an outrageous price for your bombs, huh? Heh heh heh. Yes sir. I bet that's going through your mind right now... old man." said Kankuro as he looked at Kakashi.
"...You know Kakashi, I can't get that postman Itachi Uchiha out of my mind. I mean, sure you had to get him to start talking and all... but to think that he'd actually say that that Naruto kid was alive." said Kankuro.
"Huh? Oh yeah! That's right! I guess... you could call it a smooth move that I pulled on Itachi, right? But I'm telling you Kankuro, the minute that I first set my eyes on Naruto, I knew all along that he was hiding something, yeah? So I pretended to believe that Naruto was dead and guess what? Itachi tells us that Naruto's alive! Can you believe that?" cried Kakashi.
"That was some fine display Kakashi! I mean, really. Just to top it up the notch. But I'll bet that with your smart cunning and Miss Sakura's knowledge... if you two would one day get married and have a kid... then that kid would be the world's greatest pirate ever to sail the seas. Am I right?" asked Kankuro.
Kakashi then began blushing as he scratched his head.
"Shut up Kankuro, will ya? You're such an idiot! Next time, try to keep your mouth shut and not to be stupid!" cried Kakashi as he looked at Sakura.
"Hey, Miss Sakura, are you listening to what this idiotic fool is saying? I mean, can't you like, give him some money or something?" asked Kakashi.
"Kakashi! Kankuro! Will you guys both shut up and quit goofing off already? Sheesh! We didn't come to this bomb shop to gossip! Please keep your inside jokes to yourself for once! The sooner we get these bombs back to the pirate ship, the sooner we set sail for Outset Island!" cried a bossy Sakura who was getting impatient.
"What? We're leaving already, Miss? But why so soon? Can't you let the rest of us call it a day and we can head to Outset tomorrow morning? I mean, come on! Me and the pirates are hungry here! Right, pirates?" asked Kakashi.
It turns out... they didn't even say a word.
"Don't argue with me Kakashi. Look, I don't care what you say, but we are going to head to Outset Island, and that's that! What part of, "The sooner we get these bombs back to the pirate ship, the sooner we set sail for Outset Island!", did you not get? Huh?" asked Sakura.
"Oh come on Miss Sakura! Please? We really want to go out and have a good night full of fun! Eh? Who's with me? Huh? Huh?" asked Kakashi as he gave everyone else a nervous smile.
"But Miss Sakura, what about that Naruto kid?" asked Yamato.
"Yeah. What about him?" asked Shino.
"You guys are all a bunch of idiots, you know that? I mean, you remember the way that Greatfish Isle looked, right? I mean, if Greatfish Isle got destroyed like it already did, Outset Island better not be destroyed if we don't hurry up!" cried Sakura.
"But Miss! What about Naruto? Is he not that important to you? I mean, seriously. Do you even care about him? Do you love him?" asked Kakashi.
Sakura then remembered what Kakashi said to her on the day that Naruto got kicked out of the Forsaken Fortress.
Flashback...
Sakura then sadly climbed down the ladder on the deck of the pirate ship and was about to go inside her cabin. Just then, she saw Kakashi by the cabin door.
"I'm really sorry about Naruto, Miss Sakura." said Kakashi.
Sakura then looked at Kakashi.
"You... you really seemed to care about him... didn't you?" asked Kakashi.
"Of course I did." said Sakura, sadly.
"Do you love him?" asked Kakashi.
"What?" asked Sakura as she looked at Kakashi as she widened her eyes in shock.
"Do you love him?" repeated Kakashi.
"I-" said Sakura as she went inside her cabin room and slammed the door on him.
End of flashback...
"Miss Sakura? Miss Sakura?" asked Sai.
"What is it, Sai?" asked Sakura.
"You were... spacing out a little. Are you alright?" asked Sai.
"I'm fine. But you're right, Kakashi. Naruto might be dead, after all. What does it matter? All that matters... is..." said Sakura as she didn't finish her sentence.
"Is?" asked Kakashi.
"All the matters... is the treasure... and hopefully... I'll find Naruto... soon enough. Now... all I have to do is to make sure that no one's spying on us." said Sakura to herself as she looked at the top of the bomb shop raft only to find Naruto spying on her and the pirates.
"I knew you'd be alive, Naruto." said Sakura as she winked at him.
"Uh... Miss Sakura? What were you looking at?" asked Kakashi.
"Oh. It's nothing. You know what, guys? If you want a party, I'll give you a party! I could party all night if I have to! But after we wake up tomorrow morning, we're setting sail for Outset Island! So no sleeping in! Understood?" asked Sakura as she walked away from the pirates and left the bomb shop.
"Yes Miss Sakura!" cried all the pirates in unison.
"Uh, say, Kakashi, do you remember what today's password is? I kind of forgot it." said Kankuro.
"Kankuro, how could you forget about it? Gosh, you're such an idiot! Very well. I will explain the password. But don't make me repeat myself, okay? Okay. The password for today is "treasure". Got it? "Treasure"." said Kakashi as he also walked away and left the bomb shop to join Sakura and the other pirates.
""Treasure", huh?" asked Kankuro as he also walked away and left the bomb shop to join Kakashi, Sakura, and the other pirates.
After Naruto left the bomb shop, he snuck into Sakura's pirate ship.
"So, the password is "treasure", huh? Well, I'll just have to use that same password to get inside the pirate ship." said Naruto as he reached the door.
"What do pirates love more than anything the sea?" asked Kiba.
"Wait a minute... is that Kiba's voice?" asked Naruto to himself.
"Uh... treasure?" asked Naruto hoping that he got the password right.
"That's correct! You may come in!" cried Kiba as Naruto went inside the pirate ship.
When Naruto got inside the pirate ship, he saw Kiba with Akamaru.
Akamaru then jumped on Naruto as Naruto fell to the ground while Akamaru was licking him.
"Well, well, well. Look who it is! If it isn't my old swabbie, Naruto Uzumaki! So you're alive?" asked a shocked Kiba who couldn't believe that Naruto was still alive after getting kicked out of the Forsaken Fortress by the Helmaroc King.
"Yes. I'm alive. I can't believe I made it this far. If I hadn't gotten this far on my journey, then I would have been dead by now." said Naruto.
"Yeah! The other pirates and Miss Sakura believed you to be dead after you got thrown out of the Forsaken Fortress! But Miss Sakura and I believed you to be alive... somehow! Welcome back, swabbie!" cried Kiba as he gave Naruto a big "friendly" hug.
"Yeah. It's nice to see you again, too, Kiba. You too, Akamaru." said Naruto as he looked at Akamaru who barked at him.
"Well anyway, now that you're back, Naruto, I've got a new game!" cried Kiba.
"Let me guess: Is it that same game like last time when I first came here?" asked Naruto.
"Well, no. Believe me, Naruto, this test... is harder than the last one! You see these lanterns hanging throughout the room? Well, you might remember that there used to be platforms here, right? Well this time, there aren't any! Which means that you'll have to jump from rope to rope! It might be pretty tough though, but that's not all! This time, I've also put out a gate on this door, too! Once the switch opens the gate, it'll be in the same place as it was before, so you better step on it before time runs out!" cried Kiba as he jumped on the lanterns and landed on the other side of the room where the treasure was.
"Listen, kid, if you can get all the way over to this side before time runs out, then the one and only Kiba Inuzuka will give you all the bombs you need for your journey! Yep! These bombs are the best! So you better pass this test, kid!" cried Kiba.
"And what if I don't?" asked Naruto.
"Well, if you don't, then I'll tell Miss Sakura that you broke into our pirate ship to try and steal our bombs! And when I tell her, oh, she's going to beat you up, and wish that you wouldn't do such a thing like that! Heh, she'll probably kick you out of our pirate ship, and you won't be a pirate anymore!" cried Kiba as Naruto imagined Sakura trying to kick him out of the pirate ship by trying to steal her bombs.
In Naruto's imagination...
"YOU IDIOT! YOU ENDED UP STEALING MY BOMBS?" shouted an angry Sakura with angry anime bulging white eyes.
"I'm sorry Sakura! I just needed them for my journey, that's all!" cried a nervous Naruto who was freaked out by Sakura's feisty attitude.
"CHA! Y0U'RE GOING TO PAY FOR THAT, NARUTO! YOU'RE FIRED!" shouted Sakura as she punched Naruto out of the pirate ship.
"I'm sorry, Sakura!" cried Naruto as he fell into the water. Sakura then opened her cabin window, and shouted:
"AND DON'T EVER TRY TO COME BACK ON MY PIRATE SHIP TO TRY AND STEAL MY BOMBS AGAIN! HMPH!" as she slammed her cabin window.
Out of Naruto's imagination...
Naruto then gulped at the thought of Sakura kicking him out of her pirate ship by trying to steal their bombs.
"Yeah. You wouldn't want to see Miss Sakura when she's angry." said Kiba.
"Man, if she found out that I stole her bombs, she'd probably be more vicious than ever!" cried Naruto to himself.
"Ha! I bet I could pass this test in the blink of an eye! Believe it!" cried Naruto.
"Oh really? Well like I said, Naruto: If you can pass this test, I'll give you all the bombs you need on your journey! Are you ready, kid? Ready... Set... Go!" cried Kiba as Naruto surprisingly passed his test.
"What? You... you passed it already? I... I don't believe it! You're... you're incredible! How did you...?" asked a shocked Kiba.
"This isn't good! When Miss Sakura finds out that I gave him the bombs, I'll be dead meat! Well, I might as well give them to him." said Kiba to himself.
"Wow! Incredible, Naruto! You're the best swabbie of all time! Alright Naruto! Here! Take these bombs!" cried Kiba as he gave Naruto the bombs.
Just then, Naruto and Kiba heard a voice.
"Well, well, well... look who's here... if it isn't the boy I expected to see... Naruto Uzumaki!" cried the voice.
Naruto then realized... that it was Sakura's voice as he took out the Pirate's Gem.
"That's mighty courageous of you, Naruto... trying to steal my bombs. Seriously! Who do you think you are? Well whatever. Anyways, I can see by the look on your face that you still haven't found your brother yet! You've never given much thought to that, did you? You just come in here so suddenly, and then next thing you know, you take all our bombs! That's stupid of you, Naruto! Stupid! Just as me and the pirates leave the pirate ship, a traitorous rat like Kiba lets you take all our bombs! Kiba, if you're listening, I'll kill you! You hear me? I'll kill you!" cried an angry Sakura.
Naruto could tell that Sakura was really mad.
"You're not gonna punch me... are you, Sakura?" asked Naruto.
"Well... we'll see about that. But listen up, Naruto. There's a cave somewhere on Outset Island where this big whale named Jabun is. Looks like I'm not the only one that's after that treasure, huh? Well anyway, me and the rest of the pirates are going to party all night! So when we wake up tomorrow morning, I just hope that we won't see you on your way to Outset!" cried Sakura.
"Oh, you want a bet? Huh?" asked Naruto.
"You bet I do! Alright. Here's the bet: If I win the bet, then you get to let us go with you on your journey while we're on the pirate ship following you to wherever you're going." said Sakura.
"Oh really? And if I win the bet, then I'll let you rescue Konohamaru for me while I go do some "important things" to take care of." said Naruto.
"Oh you're on, Naruto! You're on! Well, we better not see you sailing away to find Jabun by tomorrow morning. But, if you do find Jabun tonight, then I guess you win the bet, kid. But remember, Naruto: You didn't steal all of our bombs. Only half of it. Well, see you in the morning, Naruto... I guess." said Sakura as Naruto put away the Pirate's Gem.
"Well, I better go. It was nice knowing you, Kiba. You too, Akamaru." said Naruto as Akamaru barked at him.
"Well, you better get going, kid! And... good luck." said Kiba.
"I will." said Naruto with a smile as he left Sakura's pirate ship and went back to the King of Red Lions.
When Naruto finally reached the King Of Red Lions, the King Of Red Lions said:
"Well done, Naruto. Our preparations are complete! Well... if what the girl says is true, the pirates won't be leaving until tomorrow morning. Come, Naruto! You must meet with Jabun at Outset Island so you can get that last remaining pearl!"
"Yes King Of Red Lions!" cried Naruto as he bowed his head and got on him.
Later that night...
When the King Of Red Lions and Naruto finally reached Outset Island, they noticed something very strange about Naruto's home island.
"Naruto. Have you noticed that morning has not broken already just yet since we left Greatfish Isle - the land that was invaded by monsters? It's as if time has stood still for us, meaning that we still have time to get Nayru's Pearl before the pirates do. Is this the curse Valoo was talking about? What could this mean? Could this have something have something to do with Orochimaru? Well, regardless, now that you're back home on your island, you might as well go see your hometown and friends and family since it's been quite a long time since you've been away from home and had not seen or spoken to them. Well, you best be going! I'll be waiting right here for you... as usual." said Naruto as he left the King Of Red Lions alone once again.
"I better go see my grandfather. It's been almost a long time since I last saw him." said Naruto to himself as he decided to see his grandfather, Hiruzen first before getting Nayru's pearl from the great big whale, Jabun.
When Naruto went inside his house, he saw his grandfather, Hiruzen lying on Naruto's bed with a pillow with Mizuki, and his granddaughter, Shizune, along with his wife, Tsubaki.
(Note: For those of you who don't remember Tsubaki, she was Mizuki's girlfriend and was in the Mizuki Strikes Back Arc. Also, please pretend that Tsubaki is Mizuki's wife in this one. Look. I know that Mizuki is the bad guy in the real Naruto, but please pretend that in The Legend Of Naruto: The Wind Waker, he is the good guy.)
"Grandpa!" cried Naruto as he ran to see his grandfather.
"Mizuki... Tsubaki... Shizune... what are you guys doing here?" asked Naruto.
"Well... sadly Naruto... we have some bad news." said Mizuki.
"What kind of bad news?" asked Naruto as he was almost about to have tears in his eyes.
"Well... on the day that you left Outset Island and went off to the Forsaken Fortress, when your grandfather thought you were dead, he hadn't slept, nor ate, nor drank since you've been gone. And since he's been worried sick about you and your little brother, Konohamaru, he's been getting sicker and sicker. That's why, if we don't act fast, then your grandfather will die. Naruto... I ask of you: Please find a fairy in the Forest Of Outset, and come back here with it so it can heal your grandfather. Do you understand?" asked Mizuki as Naruto nodded his head.
"Yes. I understand. I won't be long." said Naruto.
"Hurry Naruto! There's not much time!" cried Mizuki as Naruto headed out the door and into the Forest Of Outset.
5 minutes later...
After Naruto got a fairy in a bottle, he went inside his house, and took out the fairy in his bottle as it healed Hiruzen. Suddenly, Hiruzuen opened his eyes, sat up... and saw Naruto... his own grandson.
"Naruto? Is... is that really... is that really you?" asked Hirzuen.
"Yes. It's me, Grandpa. It's your eldest grandson, Naruto, who's trying so hard to save his little brother, Konohamaru, your youngest grandson." said Naruto.
"Oh Naruto! I knew you'd be alive! Wait... did you say that you're still trying to hard to save your little brother, Konohamaru?" asked Hiruzen.
"Yes. I'm... so sorry Grandpa... I tried... but the Helmaroc King was too strong... I'm so sorry." said Naruto as he had tears in his eyes, and began to cry.
"Oh Naruto... come here..." said Hiruzen as he hugged his sobbing grandson.
"It's alright. I know that you're trying so hard to keep your promise. But... if you want... you can forget about that promise... that you made me... to bring Konohamaru back home." said Hiruzen.
"No way! I never go back on my word! That's my Nindo: My ninja way! No... my heroic ninja way: The way of the hero and ninja! Believe it!" cried Naruto.
"Hmph. So if you say that that's your way of the hero and ninja, then are you determined to save your brother, Konohamaru?" asked Hiruzen as Naruto nodded his head.
"And you'll do whatever it takes to save him from this evil person... or thing... or animal?" asked Hiruzen as Naruto nodded his head again.
"Very well. Oh! I almost forgot! Here's some homemade Elixir Soup that I made for just you and your brother." said Hiruzen as he gave Naruto the Elixir Soup that he made.
"And also, I have some ramen for you for the trip. Here you go Naruto." said Hiruzen as he gave Naruto the cups of Ramen.
"And remember... if ever you run out of ramen or Elixir Soup, then you know where to go. Well, you'd best be going, no?" asked Hiruzen.
"Yes. Thank you Grandpa. I love you." said Naruto as he hugged his grandfather.
"Be careful Naruto! And don't do anything reckless!" cried Hiruzen as Naruto was heading out the door.
"I will!" cried Naruto as he went back to the King Of Red Lions.
"Hey King Of Red Lions. I'm back." said Naruto.
"Good! Naruto... are you ready to meet the great big whale, Jabun?" asked the King Of Red Lions as Naruto nodded his head, and said:
"Yes. I am ready."
"Good! Now get on me, and let's go see Jabun!" cried the King Of Red Lions as Naruto got him as the duo headed off to see Jabun on the cave of Outset Island.
After Naruto destroyed the stone slab with the bombs that he got from the pirates, he finally went inside the cave of Outset Island to meet Jabun, with the King Of Red Lions by his side.
Inside the cave...
When Naruto and the King Of Red Lions went inside the cave of Outset Island to meet the great big whale, Jabun, he appeared.
("Well met, Hyrule King!") said Jabun.
"Well met, indeed, Jabun. I am so happy to see that you are alive, and finally safe..." said the King Of Red Lions.
("The events which we have long feared seem to have been set into motion.") said Jabun.
"Yes. That's right. Orochimaru has returned. Danger comes upon us once again. There's no doubt about it. There's also no other explanation either of why he came back." said the King Of Red Lions.
("If you have sought me out... it must mean you have found the Hero of Time, does it not?") said Jabun.
"Unfortunately, he wasn't exactly what I had in mind. But I thought he would do." said the King Of Red Lions.
("Then for what purpose have you come to see me?") asked Jabun.
"I have brought the son of Minato Namikaze Uzumaki, the previous hero. Naruto here has no connection to him... except for the fact that he's his son, of course. But yet, I sense great courage within Naruto Uzumaki, who possesses the power of the ancient hero from so long ago." said the King Of Red Lions.
("Promise? You suggest that I leave the fate of Hyrule up to mere chance?") asked Jabun.
"I do. I'm sorry, Jabun, but it is the only way." said the King Of Red Lions as he nodded his head.
("Then I suppose it is up to the gods to deem whether his courage is true. I give to you the guideposts to the gods.") said Jabun as he gave Naruto Nayru's Pearl.
"Alright! I got Nayru's Pearl!" cried Naruto.
("This jewel should dispel the curse that Orochimaru has cast upon this land.") said Jabun.
"So... it would seem that the foul rain and endless night was caused by none other than Orochimaru, no? So that means that he must have some link into casting this land in pure darkness for all time..." said the King Of Red Lions as he and Naruto were about to leave to which Jabun asked:
("Tell me, Hyrule King... Have you learned the whereabouts of the one who carries on the bloodline of the princess, Hinata Hyuga?")
"I believe I have." said the King Of Red Lions.
("That is well. You must protect Hinata. She cannot be permitted to fall into the hands of Orochimaru. I am counting on you! Oh, and one more thing I must tell you be fore you go. It's regarding Sasuke Uchiha.") said Jabun.
"Wait a second... what does Sasuke have to do with this?" asked a confused Naruto to himself.
("Since Sasuke is still under Orochimaru's spell, due to the Curse Mark on his neck, not only must you protect Hinata, but you must also protect Sasuke as well. But I must warn you: Do not kill Sasuke Uchiha. He might be of help to the Hero later on in his journey. Good luck, Hero, like I said: I'm counting on you!") cried Jabun as he dived back into the water as the King Of Red Lions and Naruto left the cave of Outset Island.
Naruto:
Next Time: Uniting The Pearls & Tower Of The Gods!