I must apologize for the delay, i have been sick most of the week, and have only started to feel better recently, i also apologize for how small the chapter is, i normally have at least 2000+ words, but this one just falls short at 1700 "before author notes" but i am still sick and tired, so its slow going, but i wanted to get a new chapter out asap, so again i am sorry, however i hope you all enjoy it, now for the reviews
naru-ca-titan - Thanks, hyper and awesome as always i see :) Yes, Madara is well, a jerk, its actually hard for me to try and portray him with the little information we have on him from those days, but from what i read, he was a jerk who was not completely happy with how things turned out :P
Tsukishro Dragon - Thanks, i hope everyone else also likes the title :)
dragonshaun9 - Yeah, although he feels like the outsider, he has no idea how large an impact this event will have on his life ;)
RairyuuBlade - Thanks, Actually, if you remember from saving old bonds, she has a crush on Naruto, she even had a rivalry going on with Sakura during there training, she wanted to prove to Naruto that she was more worthy the Sakura to be with him :P its the classic girl falls for teacher/sensei :P
xzavx - thanks :) hope you like the new chapter
Bombat1994 - Thanks, and alright is better then horrible :P so i hope you enjoy the story :)
Slop Doggy - Thanks, i really apreciate how much people liked saving old bonds, i hope that Historical bonds lives up to it
Well that's everyone, again i apologize for both the time it took and the small chapter size, i am hoping to have an other chapter done on sunday night if i feel better, enjoy
BTW - I am sure you all figured it out by now but Italic text = dream/nightmare :)
Historical Bonds
Chapter 3
PRESENT TIME
Naruto was giving Naoto her bath while Konohamaru helped Sakura with the dishes "You didn't have to help do the dishes, I am use to doing them all the time" Sakura said with a smile
"It's the least I could do Sakura Nee-Chan, after all, dinner was really good" Konohamaru said with a grin as he put away some of the dishes that he had just dried
They continued until everything was clean, Konohamaru even washed the table. Naruto walked out with Naoto in his arms, she was in her pyjamas, smiling happily "Aww, She is so cute" Konohamaru said as he walked up to them
"You want to put her to bed? I am sure Naoto would love to be tucked in by uncle Konohamaru, isn't that right Naoto?"
She just responded with a giggle as Naruto tickled her chest "Uncle Konohamaru… I like the sound of that" he said with a grin "But are you sure it's okay? She must be use to you guys putting her to bed"
"It will be fine, Naoto isn't a fussy girl, Toshiro and Hiyori put her to bed from time to time, so she is use to different people" he said as he passed Naoto into Konohamaru's arms who smiled at her, she responded with grabbing his nose
"Thank you Nii-San" he simply said as he headed towards Naoto's room. Sakura went to Naruto's side and gave him a kiss on the cheek and held his arm
"You are such a caring person Naruto" She said with a smile
"Well, in a way, Konohamaru and I are very alike. We are both orphans, we both lost our entire families, we are both alone... That's why I feel like I have to look out for him" Naruto said with sad eyes
"Naruto, you are not alone, at least not anymore. You have friends, you have me, and you have Naoto, and neither is Konohamaru. He has friends and he has you" she told him as he began to smile
"Thanks Sakura Chan" he said as he kissed her
"I told you that you can stop calling me that" she told him teasingly Naruto responded with grabbing her firmly and tickling her ribs, to which she began to laugh "If you don't stop right now, I am going to seriously hurt you!" she said laughing as tears were starting to form around her eyes
"Uh, I am sorry to interrupt, but Naoto is sleeping peacefully" Konohamaru said as he walked into the room. Naruto let go of Sakura instantly, both of them felt embarrassed as they had somehow forgotten he was still in the house
"Thanks Konohamaru" Naruto finally answered
"Well, it's getting late, I should be getting home. Nii-San, Nee-Chan, thank you very much for dinner" he said with a large smile
"You're always welcome here Konohamaru, and you can come anytime" Sakura said with a smile of her own
Later that night, Naruto was sitting in bed with the book he had gotten from the library with him. He was reading through it, Sakura walked out of the bathroom as she had just finished her shower, she was wearing her pink nightgown. She crawled into bed next to Naruto and laid her head on his shoulder, glancing at the pages in the book "Is that the history book we talked about this morning?" She asked him
"Yeah, I have only read a small part, it doesn't specify where my ancestor came from, only that he wasn't a native" He explained to her
"Well it could be mentioned latter on" she said as she snuggled next to him, enjoying the warmth of his body while Naruto continued to read
BACK IN THE PAST
The talks were proceeding, slowly "And I suppose you expect to be named the leader of this village!" Madara said pointing at Hashirama
"We will form a council that will have representatives from all the founding clans and they will vote for whoever they wish to lead. It will be up to the people, not us" Hashirama responded
"An acceptable solution" The Hyuga leader said
"Indeed, don't you agree brother?" Izuna said, trying to ease the tensions
"Whatever" Madara said once again annoyed
"Where would this village be constructed?" the Hyuga asked
Hashirama rolled out a map as he was expecting the question to pop up "I suggest here" he said pointing at an area in the map that had a lot of vegetation "It has a lot of room and good land to grow food" he told them
"That is too far from any water source, we I suggest here" Madara said closer to the ocean "there is a stream of clean water that pours into the ocean and we can also go fishing for food" Madara suggested
The others began giving their opinions; Masaki was studying the map carefully while they argued "What about here?" Masaki asked while pointing in the middle of the map "It's hidden in the forest, there is a stream of water that goes across the area, there is probably fish in there too. It's in the middle of the of the area so you can easily send people around, but best of all, the mountain acts as a natural defense barrier. It also looks large enough to build escape tunnels or even build shelters for the villagers if the village is ever under attack" everyone stared at him, making him feel uneasy. What was he thinking, he is the outsider. He had no right in their affairs, he thought to himself "Uh, sorry, I guess I should not have said anything…" He said feeling horrible
Hashirama looked at the map, as did Tobirama and the others "That is actually a great place for a village" Tobirama finally said
"Masaki, you're brilliant, the lands there are also fertile for growing food" Hashirama said with a large smile
"As much as I hate to admit it, I agree" Madara said reluctantly
"We could build a large wooden barrier that connects to both sides of the mountain, keeping our people safe from wildlife and enemies" Tobirama said as he was getting excited
"This isn't a done deal yet Senjus, we have not agreed to join you yet, nor have we spoken to any of the other clans" Madara added
"Well, we better hurry, the longer we wait, the further behind we fall; it's only a matter of time before other clans begin fallowing the same idea. We cannot allow that to happen. What would you do if an organized force from the far away islands in the ocean, or the people from the desert, or the mountains up north attacked us while we are still scattered and fighting among ourselves. We would not stand a chance, and as much as you hate to admit it, the Uchihas could not win against such a force" Tobirama answered back
"He is right, why must we fight? When together we can be much stronger!" Hashirama added
PRESENT TIME
Naruto felt that Sakura had fallen asleep on his shoulder "She must be exhausted, after all she takes care of Naoto all day long and still somehow finds the time to put in some shifts at the hospital" he thought to himself as he closed the book and set it on his night table. He shut off the light and kissed Sakura on the forehead and said "I love you" before going to sleep himself
"ITS ALL YOUR FAULT, ITS ALL YOUR FAULT, ITS ALL YOUR FAULT" an angry crowd that had surrounded Naruto and were screaming at him "IT'S YOUR FAULT THAT THE NIGHT COUNTRY INVADED US!" one of them screamed "ITS YOUR FAULT THAT MY ENTIRE FAMILY WAS KILLED!" another said "ITS YOUR FAULT THAT THE FIFTH HOKAGE DIED!" someone shouted
"I am sorry… I am sorry..." Naruto pleaded with them, but they didn't care
"ITS YOUR FAULT THAT MY ENTIRE FAMILY DIED LEAVING ME ALL ALONE!" Konohamaru screamed at him
"I am sorry Konohamaru…" Naruto said as tears were starting to form
"IT'S YOUR FAULT THAT MY DAUGHTER WAS BORN A TRAITOROUS NIGHT COUNTRY SCUM!" Sakura screamed at him holding Naoto in her arms
"IT'S YOUR FAULT DADDY" Naoto screamed at him
His heart was breaking into millions of pieces as the tears were free falling from his eyes "Sakura... Naoto, I am so sorry, I am sorry, I am sorry, please forgive me, I am so sorry" Naruto pleaded on his knees for forgiveness
"ITS ALL YOUR FAULT, ITS ALL YOUR FAULT, ITS ALL YOUR FAULT!" they continued to chant and point at him
Naruto once again woke up with sweat dripping down his face and breathing heavily, the nightmares were still haunting him. Once again he got out of bed and walked into the kitchen, he splash some water on his face "These nightmares have to stop…" he told himself, yet he didn't know why he had them in the first place. He knew that he was born and raised in Konoha, his father was one of the greatest Hokages to ever lead Konoha. So why was this bothering him so much? He took a glass of water and quickly drank it down. It didn't take long for him to hear some noise from the nursery, Naoto had woken up like always, and like always Naruto went to pick her up and feed her
Sakura was sitting up in their bed, all the kicking and tossing had woken her but she didn't want Naruto to worry about her so she pretended to keep sleeping while he got up. Plus she knew that he would be spending time with Naoto anyway. She was worried about him, she was hoping that the nightmares would stop, instead they seemed to have gotten worst. Perhaps it was time that she spoke with someone that could help them, someone who was from the night country perhaps, someone like Toshiro…
End Chapter 3
I hope you all enjoyed it, i will try to make chapter 4 come out sunday night, and also try to make it larger, it all depends on how i am feeling :\