Well once again i find myself having to apologize for the delay, this cold/flu has not yet let go of me, i have had my ups and downs during the week and it has slowed down my ability to think straight enough to write this chapter, but last night i sat down and wrote a lot, and this is the result, hope it was worth the wait :) Now here is my review responses :)

RairyuuBlade - Thank for the review, and actually uh no, its a few MONTHS latter, yes Naoto is 9-10 months "on the verge of taking her first steps :P" she was born in saving old bonds, thus its only been a few months not years ;)

dragonshaun9 - Thanks for the review, and indeed :) the defenses and ideas he had would latter on help foil the night invasion in saving old bonds :P

Slop Doggy - Thanks for the review, i have been trying to get better, i though it was over a few days ago, but it seems to come back just to annoy me... GO AWAY FLU! :( Anyway i hope you enjoy the new chapter :)

naru-ca-titan - thanks for the review and LoL, how do you accidentally knock down a door? :P and yeah, i remember you went to see her during the last story as well, i hope you had a good time :)

SoADeception - 2x - Thanks for the review and lol :P

Well that's everyone, and as i said before, i hope this was worth the wait for you guys :)

Historical Bonds

Chapter 5

PRESENT TIME

Toshiro was approaching Konoha, the large gates were in sight. He was exhausted as he had run almost continuously all the way from the earth/fire borders in just less then one day. The sun was beginning to rise in the distance "I made it" he thought to himself as he stopped at the large doors to check in with the guard

"Welcome back Captain, we weren't expecting you back so soon, where is the rest of your team?" The guard asked

"They stayed behind to complete the mission, I returned at the request of Lady Sakura" Toshiro explained

"Very well, go on in. The streets are still empty at this time of day" The guard said as he allowed him to pass

Toshiro wasted little time as he continued his run towards the Hokage Mansion

Naruto sat at the kitchen table with bloodshot eyes. He forced himself to sip from his cup of coffee, but it had little effect. He had once again had a sleepless night. Sakura was worried, his health was beginning to deteriorate. If they couldn't find a solution soon his body would begin to fail on him. There was even a possibility that he could die, a thought that Sakura did not want to think about. She was feeding Naoto who was very hungry from not being fed by Naruto like he normally did, and it showed in her mood as she cried. Sakura desperately tried to calm her while the bottle heated up but she was having little luck. Sakura herself had not slept much, she was too worried about Naruto "Shhhh its okay sweetie, shhh its almost done" She told Naoto as she cried in her arms, Sakura tried rocking her back and forth and humming a song that she had sung to Naoto to calm her down since she was born, it seemed to work somewhat as her cry died down to moaning. Suddenly a knock came at the door, Sakura walked over with Naoto in her arms to open it. Her eyes lit up when she saw Toshiro's white hair, he still had his mask on but she knew it was him. She suddenly hugged him "I am so glad that you are here" She told him

"I came as soon as I received your message" He told her as he removed his mask "What happened? Is Naruto Sama alright?" he asked her

She was going to answer him when Naoto began to cry again, making her presence known, as well as her needs "Oh Naoto shhh" Sakura tried to once again calm her down "She is upset because she didn't get fed by Naruto, now she is really cranky" Sakura explained to him

Toshiro smiled at the small girl and took her into his arms "Hey little one, are you hungry? I am sure Mommy is getting your food ready, right mommy?" Naoto began to smile, she had always liked Toshiro from the moment he first held her

"Thank you so much Toshiro... I don't know what I would do without you. Let's go get her bottle, then we can talk about Naruto's condition" Toshiro nodded at her and fallowed her into the kitchen, he was not expecting to see Naruto sitting at the table. Sakura got the bottle and tested the temperature of the milk, it was good. She took Naoto from Toshiro and set her in her chair giving her the bottle, which she began to drink up happily after waiting for so long

Toshiro looked at Naruto, he had not moved an inch. It was as if he was locked in some sort of trance. The look in his eyes were the look of a man in desperation, and also of a man who had not gotten much sleep "Hokage Sama?" Toshiro tried to get his attention, but did not have much luck "What happened to him?" he asked Sakura

Sakura began the story from the beginning, she told him about how Naruto had been getting nightmares since the night invasion, they had always bothered him but he was still able to sleep and function, but for the past week, the dreams had gotten worst to the point where Naruto refused to sleep

"That explains why he looks this way..." Toshiro commented "Sakura, I really wish I could help but I don't see how, I mean I am no expert in dreams or anything..." He said sadly

"But these dreams only began after the night invasion AND the dreams themselves are about him being from the night country. There must be some connection... Please Toshiro" she pleaded with him

Toshiro felt horrible, he had no idea what was wrong with him "Sakura..." his Katana suddenly began to resonate

"What is going on?" Sakura asked

Toshiro took out his Katana, it was glowing. Suddenly Toshiro found himself on the top of a large mountain, the winds were blowing fiercely but Toshiro felt no cold. He knew where this place was, this is where he first met the spirit of his Zanpakuto. A large dragon appeared in front of him, it was completely white with a tint of blue. It had large wings and blue eyes. He stared directly into Toshiro's eyes, Toshiro showed no fear because he knew he wasn't in any danger "Hyorinmaru" Toshiro simply said addressing the large dragon who simply nodded at him

"Toshiro, it has been some time since we met like this" He responded

"Indeed my friend, but why have you summoned me here?" Toshiro asked

"Because, one of my brethren is in trouble, I can feel it" Hyorinmaru responded

"What? But there are only two Zanpakuto, you and Hiyori's partner" Toshiro said confused

"There is a third, he had been lost sixty years ago, and he is calling out to the last person who welded him" The large dragon explained

"Wait, the only other possibility would be...He is of night country descendant, so it is entirely possible... So your saying his blade is actually a Zanpakuto?" Toshiro asked, the Dragon nodded "Then I don't understand what the problem is..." Toshiro said confused

"It has been neglected over the years. so much so that it had fallen into a deep slumber until it was awoken suddenly by the power of its wielder"

"Of course, when Naruto used the blade against Ichigo, he must have accidentally merged his chakra with the power of the Zanpakuto and awoken its power. But I don't understand why this is a bad thing" Toshiro asked

"The spirit is angry, not only has it been neglected for the past six decades, but he did not acknowledge his wielder as his partner. And to top it off, he doesn't even know the name of the Zanpakuto, yet used its power, it is an insult"

"Of course, we don't just get to use the power of our blades; it's a privilege that must be earned, and it starts with knowing the name of the Zanpakuto that you are trying to bond with. It took me two years to finally earn your trust and you allowed me to meet you face to face. But wait, you said its angry? Naruto didn't know anything about our traditions, he doesn't even know what a Zanpakuto is, let alone that he was wielding one. Hyorinmaru, are you saying that he is the cause of the nightmares?" the dragon nodded "That's horrible, you have to stop him, explain to him the situation..."

"It doesn't work that way, and you know it. Normally, the bonding ritual and training can take place anywhere. But because the ritual was defiled, the only way to make things right is to bring them both to the temple of the night"

"But that's impossible for us, the temple is in the night country... Not to mention Naruto would never make it without sleep"

"There is a technique that will suppress the nightmares, but it is dangerous. It suppresses all dreams and the more the technique is used, the higher the risk that he will lose the ability to dream at all. If that happens then his soul will slowly fade away until he is only a shell of himself, as for the temple I cannot help you there. It is up to you to get him to the temple"

Toshiro nodded "I understand, Hyorinmaru thank you my friend, you have been a great deal of help" Toshiro said with a smile normally reserved for his close friends and Naoto

"Toshiro, there is one last thing I want to tell you, I am proud of what you did during the war. Do not feel bad about leaving the night for the leaf, you made the right choice. So there is no need to feel guilty" The dragon said before he faded away

Toshiro found himself back in reality, Sakura was staring at him "Toshiro? Are you alright? It's like you zoned out or something"

"Sakura, I know what's causing the nightmares for Naruto, and I also know how to stop them...But you're not going to like it" Toshiro told her

"What? Really? Whatever it is, I can assure you that I will learn to love it if it can save him; now tell me, I will do anything!"

Toshiro explained everything that Hyorinmaru told her, she was in shock; she would have never imagined that such a thing could be possible

"You are right... I don't like it at all, as a doctor; I know the important role dreams play. If Naruto were to stop dreaming... He would no longer be Naruto, is there no other option? What if we destroyed the blade?" she asked

"It doesn't work that way, the blade is indestructible. And even if it was possible, it's not the blade that's causing the problem, it's the spirit within. Trying to do any harm to the blade will only anger it further. This is the only option, we must travel to my home country where we can make things right between Naruto and his Zanpakuto"

"But how? The night country are not exactly just going to allow us to stroll on in and do as we please and then just allow us to leave" Sakura said concerned

"I have a plan... Just leave it to me. First we have to get Naruto to sleep" Toshiro said

BACK IN THE PAST

A Few days had passed and many clans had gathered near the mountain and future site of the village. One of the largest after the big three were the Sarutobi clan, their leader went to greet Hashirama and Tobirama who were talking with Masaki and a few others about the future defense barrier "Ah Sarutobi Akito, welcome, we were just talking about how large we believe the village will need to be constructed" Hashirama said with a smile at the approaching Sarutobi clan leader

"well many clans have decided to join in the efforts, and I am sure more will join as time progress, and even more when they see the end result" Akito commented

"Yes, I was just telling them the exact same thing" Masaki added

Akito was staring at Masaki, trying to figure out who he was or what clan he was from "Oh this is Namikaze Masaki, Masaki, this is Sarutobi Akito, the Sarutobi clan is among the largest in the region" Hashirama introduced them

"Namikaze? Never heard of that clan" Akito said

"Well, I am not from this region..." Masaki said with a slight sad tone

"That's right, Masaki is from a far away land across the ocean. His ship ran into a storm and crashed into the rocks, he is the only survivor. Since he is unable to return home, and since he comes from a large village he has volunteered to help us out" Tobirama said jumping into the conversation

Suddenly a group of kids ran up to Akito "Father, Father! It's so warm and there is a nice big water stream, can we go in? Please, please say yes father please!" One of the young boys pleaded

"Hiruzen, this is not the time to be playing around" Akito told them.

The boy was unhappy with the answer "But father..."

"Hiruzen! This is no way for you to conduct yourself in front of the Senju leaders" Akito said sternly, Hiruzen was disappointed; he really wanted to just jump in the water

Tobirama smiled at them "It is a very warm day, and a dip in the water would feel great, come, I will join you" He told them with a grin

Hiruzen and the other kids began to smile "Can we father?!"

Akito let out a large sigh "Oh alright"

"YEAH!" Hiruzen screamed out as they followed Tobirama to the stream

"I must apologize for my son, he is as free spirited as his mother" Akito said to the group

"No need to be sorry, my brother seems to have taken an interest in the boy, well I guess he never grew up himself" Hashirama said with a laugh "Now then, shall we continue?" he added as he regained his composure

"Of course" Akito said as he joined the group who were working with a map of the area

A few days had passed once more, a few new clans had joined in, they were all gathered together as Hashirama stood with a shovel "I am proud and honored to be here among you all. Today is a great day for all of us, today is the day when we put all our differences aside and join together to build something great, something that will become our future homes. A place where we will all live together in peace, today is indeed a great day because this marks the first day that we begin construction of the future village that we will ALL call home, a village that we will ALL be a part of. Gone are the days when we competed with each other and killed one another in meaningless wars because from this day on, we are united by the same desire of peace!" Everyone cheered on as they began to dig and create the foundations of their future homes. Others were preparing the building materials they would soon need as others began construction of the large defense barrier

Masaki stood in awe at how fast these people had united themselves to construct this village, he smiled as he began to help them out. After all, without a way of returning to his country, this would now be his home and these people his friends. And he would protect them, protect them with his life...

PRESENT TIME

Naruto was still sitting at the table staring into the void, fighting exhaustion "This is too risky Toshiro, we will find another way" Sakura told him

"No... Toshiro, perform that technique, once I have rested up we will leave for the night country"

Sakura and Toshiro turned around, Naruto had not moved, he was still staring into the void "But Naruto..." Sakura said but was cut off

Naruto turned his head to stare at her "Sakura, look at me, do you think I can keep this up for much longer? I can feel my body getting weaker with every passing hour, every time I shut my eyes, even for a second the images begin to return. I would rather take the chance and rest up then die like this. Once I have regain my strength we will set off for the night country to make things right"

"But Naruto..What if you lose your ability to dream?" She said tearing up

He used up every ounce of energy he had left to get up and walk up to her and held her tightly "I already have the girl of my dreams and now, I am willing to risk it to continue being with her" he said with a forced smile "Toshiro, proceed" Naruto told him

Toshiro looked at Sakura who was still tearing up, she just nodded at him saying she was giving her permission as well "Very well Hokage Sama, it might be best if we did it in your room, once I finish the technique and your body realizes that it can finally sleep you will more than likely pass out. And it's best if your laying in your bed already"

Naruto nodded "Sakura Chan... I kind of used up most of the energy I had left just getting up, the only thing holding me up is you right now...Would you mind..."

She finally smiled at him as she helped him walk towards their bedroom and laid him down on the bed

"Sakura, we need to be alone for this technique to work" Toshiro told her

She nodded sadly and walked out of the room to take care of Naoto while Toshiro sat down in an Indian style and put his hands together in a way that formed a triangle with his fingers as he pointed it towards Naruto. He began to chant in some unknown language, a stream of energy began to surround him. The energy began to intensify as the chant continued, suddenly a bolt continuous energy left Toshiro through his hands and hit Naruto. Naruto's eyes began to shut as Toshiro was finishing the chant and the bolt of energy stopped, Naruto had passed out and Toshiro was left drained as it had used up most of his chakra. He forced himself to get up and walked out of the room. Sakura was standing outside with Naoto in her arms

"Is he..." She began to ask

"Sleeping peacefully" Toshiro said, suddenly he began to fall as he had used up more energy then he thought, Sakura quickly caught him with her free arm

"Toshiro!" She said surprised

"I will be alright, I guess I just used up more energy than I thought. I should be fine after a few hours of rest" He told her

"Come, you can use the guest room" She told him as she helped him

End Chapter 5

Well, things are shaping up in the past :) Also, could that be the begining of team Tobirama? ;) anyway i hope you all liked it, i should have chapter 6 by sunday night, if everything goes right