Still sick, i hate summer sickness, for some reason it always lasts like twice or three times as long, my friend said he had the same thing and he had it for three weeks, i am going on my second week right now...:(
Anyway, i have to say that i am kind of surprised at how little reviews i am getting, i mean its not going to affect me telling the story or anything, but i guess i was use to saving old bonds when i had like 7-10 reviews per chapter :/ and it makes me wonder if its due to the story not being as good? maybe its the name of the story that's no good? I don't know :/ the number of reviews is what motivates me to post faster, so i am hoping that they pick up, but if they don't you need not worry, the story shall go on :), anyway speaking of reviews, i guess its time for me to respond to them :P
Slop Doggy - Thanks for the review, still sick :( and nope, no pigs :P but even if it was that H1N1 or whatever its called, its just a glorified flu virus that the media blew out of proportion :P anyway, i hope you like this new chapter :D
RairyuuBlade - Thanks for the review, indeed, the dreams would have to be very bad to make him afraid of dreaming, but at least he is able to sleep right now :) hope you like chapter 6
xNINJABLADE45x - Thanks for the review, and i shall try to keep my updates at a fast paste, though this sickness hasn't helped, but i hope chapter 6 was worth the wait :)
dragonshaun9 - Thanks for the review, and yep, fatal is all the craze these days :D hope you like the new chapter
Alright, well that's everyone, oh also since its been a few days since my last post, i had more time to work on the story, so its bigger :) almost 4000 words "before author notes", ok ok enough yapping from me, on with the story, i give you chapter 6!
*EMERGENCY EDIT*
Last night when i fixed a few typos, i accidentally replaced chapter 6 with chapter 3, RairyuuBlade Thank you VERY much for noticing this and pointing it out, i make a note in chapter 7 for people who missed this
Historical Bonds
Chapter 6
PRESENT TIME
Toshiro woke up feeling rested, he looked at the time and it had only been two hours since he went to bed, he woke up feeling really hungry. He got out of bed and walked out of the room, something was smelling good coming from the kitchen. He followed his nose and found Naoto playing with her toys on the kitchen floor while Sakura was cooking "Oh Toshiro, your finally up, you must have been pretty tired" Sakura said with a smile
"Huh? It's only been two hours..." Toshiro said confused
"You mean twenty six hours" Sakura said with a grin
"WHAT?!..." Toshiro said surprised
"Well, you did run from the earth/fire border without rest, and then used that technique on Naruto" Sakura commented
"Yeah, I guess you're right" His stomach began to grumble
"I guess you haven't eaten in well over twenty six hours either" Sakura said with a slight giggle "Don't worry, I have dinner ready, take a seat" she added
Toshiro didn't argue, she was right. He had not eaten anything since he left his post, he even remembered turning down food just before leaving. Sakura gave him his plate and then sat Naoto down in her seat to give her meal, which was baby food since she was too young to eat real food
"How is Naruto Sama doing?" Toshiro asked as he began to eat
"He is still sleeping, I am not surprised. He probably didn't sleep more than two hours this week" Sakura said as she gave Naoto a spoon full of food "Toshiro, how do you plan on getting Naruto to this temple of yours?" Sakura asked with some concern in her voice
"I still have some friends back home, including my own family and some of my old division members who still respect me. The problem is going to be getting a ship, the supplies and a small number of people to crew it" Toshiro said
"The ship and supplies we can get, and I don't think we will have any problems finding some volunteers to help Naruto"
Toshiro continued to eat until he was done. He then got up to put the dishes away "There is something I need to get before we head out, I will be back latter to check up on Naruto" Toshiro said as he left the house
At the same time Hiyori and her team were exiting the fire tower. They had just finished up their last mission "I Swear, if we have to hunt down that furry ball of evil ever again the fire mistress will not need to worry about it running away ever again, because I will personally break off its paws!" The girls on the team said as she was rubbing the scratches she had received from the cat that was commonly known as the demon cat among genins
"Now now Hamako, that's no way to talk about our clients. Plus, did you see the way she treats him? Can you blame it for running away? I would to if I had someone squeezing the life out of me like that" Hiyori said with a slight giggle, the rest of her team also laughed
"Yeah, sorry Sensei, you are right" Hamako answered. Hamako was a young girl from the Nara clan. She was actually one of Shikamaru's cousins, unlike most of the Nara's though, she had blonde hair and red eyes. She had inherited those traits from her mother, however she had inherited her intelligence from her father. Luckily she didn't share Shikamaru's laziness
"When are we going to get REAL missions sensei?" One of the boys on the team asked
"Jun, we already had this conversation, your all still genins and still fresh out of the academy. It could be worst, I hear that Shino's team had to work in animal manure and help plant a garden" Hiyori responded
"Ewww..." Hamako simply said "I am happy we didn't get stuck with that job" she added
"Still... I wish just once we could have something that felt like a REAL mission rather than chores..." Jun continued on. Jun was a young boy from the Gekkou clan; he had brown hair and green eyes. He had graduated from the academy near the top of the class and was considered a genius like his older brother Hayate, who was killed a few years ago during the sound/sand invasion. Jun used a sword and trained with it almost day and night swearing to be stronger than his brother, and one day face the man who had killed him
"How about I treat you all to BBQ? You all earned it" Hiyori said with a large smile
"Really? I love BBQ! YOU'RE THE GREATEST SENSEI!" The last member of the team screamed out in joy
"Oh brother... only Kanji gets this excited about food. You would swear that he was an Akimichi" Jun said teasingly
"Yeah, maybe he was misplaced at birth" Hamako continued to tease their team mate
"Shut up guys!" Kanji responded, Kanji was a young boy from the Inuzuka clan. Although he did not inherit the gift to be able to talk to dogs and was often teased on for it. He had black hair and black eyes along with the Inuzuka face paint, and although he did not have the ability to speak to dogs he still had the ability to smell and sense things around him. His sense of smell was even more powerful than the average Inuzuka, making him an excellent tracker
"Hey Sensei, isn't that Toshiro?" Hamako pointed out Toshiro in the distance
"What?!" Hiyori asked surprised, she wasn't expecting to see Toshiro; after all he wasn't due to be back for another week
"Oh, look at her, she is almost blushing. Do you think she is dreaming of kissing him right now?" Jun said teasingly
"Of course, isn't that right sensei?" Kanji added, happy to be on the same side as his team mates rather than on the receiving end
Hiyori snapped out of it when she realized that she was being teased by her entire team "Why you little!" she said as they laughed, Hiyori had a unique bond with her team. Since she was practically the same age as they were, they viewed her more as a friend then a Sensei. Although she had earned their respect, they felt at ease around her. They viewed her more as one of them, and that's how Hiyori liked it. Although, it did come with a few draw backs, one being her current situation
But she noticed that Toshiro was carrying something she had not seen in a while and she was surprised "Is that his night headband? What is he doing with it?" She thought to herself
"Sensei? What about the BBQ?" Kanji asked
Hiyori quickly searched her pockets and threw them a small bag with money "There should be enough to cover you all and then some, have a good time" She said as she ran in the same direction as Toshiro had just went in
"I wonder where is she going" Jun said as he opened the small bag
"Do you even have to wonder? She is obviously going to corner Toshiro and make out with him" Hamako said with a grin
"Who cares about that, let's go eat!" Kanji said as he led the team to the BBQ Restaurant
Hiyori tried to catch up to Toshiro, but she had lost sight of him; she looked around but couldn't see him anymore. Where could he have run off too? She knew he was still in the area, she had just seen him after all. She suddenly saw him talking with someone from the docks of the port city. She got close enough to hear them but kept herself hidden
"Do you think you can do it?" Toshiro asked the man
"You want me to refit an entire ship to look exactly like this?" The man said looking at a picture that Toshiro was holding up
"Yes, and it is very important that the sails have the exact same symbols as the ones on the pictures, this needs to be done by tomorrow"
"TOMORROW!? Are you MAD!? In order for me to have this done by tomorrow, I would need to pull every single one of my men from their current jobs, call in everyone who has the day off to work on this project!" the man said outraged, Hiyori guessed that he must be the quartermaster from the shipyard located at the port city. But why would Toshiro be talking to him?
Toshiro handed him a letter, the man read it and his eyes widened "Is this for real?"
"Yes, this letter was written by lady Sakura herself, now can you do it?"
"I will personally return to the shipyards and make sure the ship is ready by tomorrow" The man simply answered
Hiyori was shocked at the sudden change in attitude, what could have been in that letter? What was going on? But before she could put any more thought into it Toshiro began to move again. She followed him, she wanted to get to the bottom of this. Toshiro was running in the streets, Hiyori was running on the top of the buildings making sure to stay out of sight
Toshiro entered what seemed to be a clothing store, she jumped down from the building and peeked inside and saw Toshiro talking to the sales clerk. He nodded and they both walked out back. Hiyori walked in and she could hear them talking in the back room
"I need you to replicate this headband precisely in every detail, I need you to make ten of them, I also need these clothing to be done up as well, make sure that every detail is perfect" she heard Toshiro say
"Well, it's a large order, but I think I can do it no problem, when do you need them for?" The clerk asked
"No later then tomorrow" Toshiro answered
"WHAT?!" The clerk said surprised "I would need to work the entire day and through the night without pause in order to have these done, do you know how much detail these clothing have? And that headband isn't exactly easy to replicate! Its more detailed then the leaf...I would need to pull in some help" The clerk continued, she then heard paper being opened, she figured it must be the same letter he showed the ship builder "I see, this changes everything. Tell Lady Sakura that I will have these done by tomorrow"
"Oh and one last thing, I know I have already asked much of you but I need you to replicate these two flags. It is VERY important that they be perfectly replicated without any flaws, it could mean the difference between life or death"
"I understand, don't worry. When I am finished you would swear they were the real thing"
"Thank you very much" Toshiro said, Hiyori quickly made her way out of the store and jump on top of the building. Toshiro walked out moments after she had done so
IN THE PAST
The village construction was proceeding smoothly. Some of the first houses were already taking shape and Masaki was coordinating the construction efforts of the large building in the middle of the village. He was also working on plans to create escape tunnels and shelters inside the mountain, Tobirama walked up to Masaki
"Hey man, you look tired, you have not rested much in the past two days" He commented
"I will rest latter, right now I have to complete the plans for the tunnels" Masaki answered
"Come on, take a brake and rest. The work will still be waiting for you when you come back" Tobirama said with a smile
Masaki let out a large sigh "Alright, I guess I can take a small brake. I am kind of hungry actually, do you think their serving Ramen today?" He asked him
"I don't know, but I am sure we can arrange it. After all, you deserve it. Hey, have you thought about a place for yourself?" Tobirama asked
"Not really, I guess I hadn't thought about that" Masaki answered him
"Well, you should pick out a spot soon before all the good ones are gone" Tobirama said with a large smile "Now come on, let's get you that Ramen"
Meanwhile The Uchihas were working hard on what would become the Uchiha Compound. Hashirama came by to check up on the progress, he was looking for Madara but couldn't find him. However, he did see his brother working hard along with his fellow clansmen "Izuna, I see you are working hard. Where is your brother?" he asked him
"I don't know, probably training or something" Izuna simply responded "Oh, I have been meaning to ask you, since this is going to be a large village. I was thinking, perhaps we could have a group dedicated to keeping order within the village. It would give the rest of the ninja's the chance to concentrate on matters outside" Izuna said with a slight excited tone
"Hurm, well it's a good idea, although I had plans for a specialty force of elite ninja's, we can also use your idea. Good thinking" Hashirama said with a smile
"Thanks" Izuna said happily, feeling that his idea was of value
Suddenly a girl came running from the woods "HELP! HELP!" she screamed "BANDITS!" a few people ran to her aid, including Hashirama and Izuna
"What happened?" Hashirama asked her.
The girl was trying to catch her breath "We were playing in the woods, and the bandits came and caught Hiruzen and Kayoko, I barely got away!" the young girl cried
"They have Hiruzen?!" Akito said in anger
Masaki and Tobirama had joined them after hearing all the commotion "We have to move out now, bandits are known to kidnap children so they can integrate them into their group" Hashirama said
"Where were they" Masaki asked the girl
"We were playing in the woods in that direction" she said pointing where she had just come from
Anger began to show in Masaki's eyes, how dare they pray on small children "Don't worry, I will bring them back" Masaki simply said
"Wait, its better if we go together, these bandits have numbers on their side" Tobirama said trying to stop Masaki
"Time is of the essence correct? Don't worry about me, just try to catch up as soon as you can" Masaki said as he disappeared in a flash shocking everyone
No one had moved yet, as they were still shocked at what they had just seen "What are we waiting for? He is going to need backup! Let's go!" Tobirama finally said rallying up the people as they ran into the forest
"LET US GO!" Hiruzen screamed "YOU WILL BE SORRY IF MY DAD EVER GETS HIS HANDS ON YOU!" he continued on
"Shut up kid, you will never see your father again, so get use to it" the bandit said with a laugh as they carried both Hiruzen and Kayoko, she was too frozen in fear to say anything
They continued to run knowing that the one who had escaped would have warned the others by now. They had to get away from the area as fast as they could. Suddenly they saw a yellow flash appear in front of them, the bandits were shocked to see a man now standing in their path. He had blond hair and blue eyes, and whore a white cloak over black clothing. The headband with the image of the moon representing the night country, he put his hand on the hilt of his Katana and stared into their eyes "Release them, and you may live to see tomorrow" he told them in anger
"And what if we refuse? There is only one of you and twenty of us!"
Masaki took out his blade, the wind began to suddenly pick up and without warning as the blade began to glow "Try me, if you dare" he said as the wind was blowing in his hair and making his cloak flap
Some of the bandits were having second thoughts about their odds "Maybe we should just give them back, this guy looks strong" One of them told the leader
"NO! Can't you see he is just bluffing?! How can he take on twenty of us" He said in anger, his men began to regain confidence "Tell me, before we kill you, what is your name?"
"My name is Namikaze Masaki, tenth division captain of the night, and master of the winds. You have been warned, blow, kaze no kami" suddenly the blade disappeared and turned into pure wind energy, within a few seconds, Masaki had taken out half of their group
The bandit leader now had fear in his eyes, but he couldn't let his men see it "ATTACK MEN!" He led the attack, but Masaki was too fast for them, he quickly grabbed both Hiruzen and Kayoko and left them on a tree branch to make sure they would be out of harm's way "You have dared tried to harm innocent children from our community, I gave you all a chance to surrender, and you refused. Now you shall feel my wrath! Kaze no kami, let's end this" he said to his blade, within a few seconds, the last of the bandits were finished off leaving both Hiruzen and Kayoko in awe of his power
Masaki's blade returned to its form as he put it away. The group led by Tobirama had just arrived; they were in shock to see the bandits all dead "What happened here?" He asked
"They refused to hand over the children and challenged my power" Masaki told them
"He was AWESOME there were like one hundred of them, and he was like all, let them go or else, and they were like, yeah right, and he was like die, and they were like screaming and attacking him, but he was so fast that they couldn't touch him and his blade was awesome it sliced through them and they were all dead before any of them knew what happened and he was all like don't mess with my friends" Hiruzen kept on going, it was clear that Masaki had won over his admiration, but he stopped when his father held him tightly "Father! Stop it, your embarrassing me..."
"I was so worried, do you know what your mother would have done to me had anything happened to you?" Akito said trying to hide his tears of happiness, he finally let go of him and walked over to Masaki "I don't know how to thank you my boy, thanks to you, my son is safe, and I am in your debt"
"Think nothing of it, I was just doing what any of you would have done" Masaki said with a smile
"Well my boy, you have made friends with the Sarutobi clan today, if you ever need anything just ask" he said as he bowed his head in thanks, making Masaki feel slightly embarrassed at all the attention he was receiving. He didn't think what he had done was all that special, he wouldn't allow any harm to come to his new friends
Madara was standing on a tree branch from a distance staring at Masaki
IN THE PRESENT
Hiyori was still tracking Toshiro as he traveled around the village gathering or ordering different things and her concerns began to grow. Suddenly she lost sight of him in a crowd of people "Damn it, where did he go?" she said as she looked everywhere, but he was nowhere in sight. Suddenly she felt a chill up her spine
"What are you doing Hiyori...?" She knew that voice all too well; she turned around to find herself face to face with Toshiro
"Toshiro!..." She said surprised
"Why have you been fallowing me around?" He asked her
"Trying to figure out what you are up too! Toshiro you can't tell me that you are thinking about returning home!" She said confronting him
"You do not need to worry, I am not planning to rejoin the night, however I ask that you stop fallowing me. This is for your own safety" Toshiro warned her
"Is that a threat?!" She asked him
"No no... Damn it I am never good with words. Look, just don't worry about me alright? All you need to know is that I am going on a top secret mission for the good of the village" Toshiro told her
"What kind of mission would require night ninja uniforms, headbands, a boat refitted to look like a night country ship and enough supplies to make the trip back home, tell me, how is that any good for the village! There is something you're not telling me Toshiro, and if you don't come clean then I will have to force it out of you. I have become loyal to the leaf and the Hokage and I won't allow you to betray it Toshiro!" She said as she put her hand on her blade, ready to take it out if Toshiro didn't give her answers
Toshiro let out a large sigh, Hiyori was always like this. Ever since she had become his vice captain back in the tenth division she had always had a short and bad temper "Hiyori, we both know that you cannot defeat me, let go of your blade" Toshiro tried to calm her down
"Yeah you're right, you are stronger then I am. However, I am willing to bet our fight will get some attention and before you know it the ANBU will be crawling all over here. And they will demand some answers as well, it's your call Toshiro" Hiyori said as she took out her blade, showing that she was serious
Toshiro refused to take out his blade, not because he was afraid of the ANBU showing up but because he had no desire to harm Hiyori. There was something about her that he couldn't quite understand, but he would rather let her beat him up then lift a finger against her. Once again he let out a large sigh "Alright, you win, but I am not going to be the one who tells you, follow me to the Hokage Mansion..."
Hiyori nodded as she put her blade back, they both jump away towards the Hokage Mansion
End Chapter 6
Well Toshiro has been busy eh? Also, things are getting interesting in the past as well :) I had someone ask me who hiruzen is "a friend of mine who has been reading the story" of course i answered him, but i figured maybe others here don't know who he is, Hiruzen is the name of the 3erd Hokage :P i am sure most of you knew it, but just though i would bring it up :)
oh and don't forget the mighty three R's , Read, Rave, Review :)