Hey everyone, here i am, once again with the next chapter! Now this one isn't as big as the other ones, but still 2400 words :) i have been really busy this weekend, i watched WALL-E with my little nephew, it was awesome, i truly love pixar...so what if i am a 24 year old kid :P PIXAR ROCKS! I am thinking about getting my sister to let me take him to see UP! i hear its awesome, anyway, i also watched grand torino, another cool movie :P anyway enough about my weekend ;) and more about you guys :) Time to respond to my reviews
chickenman00712 - Thanks for the review, and as always, its good to see you are enjoying the story :)
RairyuuBlade - Thanks for the review, and indeed, they were naughty, i wonder what they will do next :P As for Sasuke, it was a tough decision, it was him or Itachi, and i decided to bring Itachi along, because Naruto would trust Sasuke more with the village then Itachi, or at least, that's my story and i am sticking with it :P lol anyway, i have my own plans for Sasuke :)
naru-ca-titan - Thanks for the review, hope your arm feels better now that its free :D now you can type these reviews with two good hands again, YAY, and no, i would never not respond to one of my reviewers :) you are my entire reason for posting this story ;) "you = all of my loyal reviwers :P" I am happy to see that the story has a new spark :) i knew from the begining that the story wouldn't have the same kick off as saving old bonds, after all, saving old bonds was kicked off with a battle to drag Sasuke back home :P, things will begin heating up in this story soon enough though, even if i suck at fight sceens lol anyway, and thats an interesting possibility you have there, it may or may not be accurate :P I won't spoil anything and keep you wondering ;) oh i just found a peice of Reese cereal on my desk from last night, i love Reese, how it got onto my desk though i duno :/
Slop Doggy - Thanks for the review, and yeah, things are heating up :) I hope to be able to keep up the interest in the story ;)
Alright, that is everyone, i seem to have to few reviewers compared to saving old bonds :( but oh well, that's the way things are i guess :P
By the way, i tried a little experiment, i tried to find my story in the Naruto list and was never able too, then i tried to look for it with the crossover option and i found it, this to me made no sense, it would mean unless someone was specifically looking for a Naruto/Bleach crossover that no one would find it, so my target fans "the Naruto ones" would not see my story UNLESS they were, as i said, looking for a Naruto/Bleach crossover, so i took it off of the crossover category and made it into a Naruto category once again, only mentioning that its a bleach crossover in the description, once i did that, i noticed a significance rise in story hits, this is a warning to all of you who are writing your own stories, be wary of the crossover option...it may limit your number of readers, anyway on with the story :P
Historical Bonds
Chapter 9
PRESENT TIME
The next morning Naruto and his team had gathered at the main gates, the sun had not even risen yet but it would take a few hours in order for them to reach the port town. Sasuke had come to see them off "I leave the village in your care Sasuke" Naruto said to his best friend
"Just come back home alive...Idiot" Sasuke said
"Yeah..." He simply answered; they stared at each other for a few seconds before Naruto began walking away along with the rest of his team
"Hey Toshiro" Sasuke suddenly shouted, Toshiro turned around "Take care of my team, Naruto is an idiot and Sakura can be careless at times, but they are part of my family... Oh and my brother Itachi too I guess" Sasuke said with a warm and rare smile
Toshiro returned the smile, knowing that Sasuke was intrusting Naruto and Sakura's safety to him. Sasuke stayed at the gate until they were out of sight
A few hours later, the team had arrived at the large port town. There was almost as much activity here as there was in Konoha since most of the merchants from other countries that are not connected to the main land had to dock here. Toshiro led the team to the docks where the man that Hiyori had seen Toshiro speak to yesterday was waiting for them "Hokage Sama, it is an honor to be able to help you in your mission my lord" The man said bowing in respect of the Konoha Hero and Leader
"Thank you for your hard work" Naruto answered him
"Were you able to finish every detail?" Toshiro asked
"Yes, it is a perfect replica of the plans you gave me, it took myself and every single person working at the dock twenty hours of non-stop work, but we finished it only moments ago" the man answered
"You and your men will be reward for your hard work" Sakura told him
"It is not necessary, we owe Hokage Sama a lot, this is the least we can do to repay him and we hope that your mission goes well" the man answered again
The man then led the team over to a large ship that was formally of the Konoha Naval fleet but now bore the markings of the Night country. It was an eerie sight for most since the memories of the Night invasion were still fresh in their minds "You have done a remarkable job, no one could ever be able to tell that this wasn't a Night vessel" Toshiro said as he inspected the ship
"She is ready to depart at any time you wish" The man informed them
"We leave right now" Naruto told him
Everyone began boarding the ship, Toshiro made an inspection of the supplies; they had enough food and water to last well over a month
IN THE PAST
Masaki and Nami had just finished eating their Ramen, Masaki couldn't take his eyes off of Nami. Her bright green eyes held so much life and kindness "Hey, there is a party tonight celebrating the near completion of the village, and I was wondering if, maybe, that is if you aren't busy tonight or if you would even want to go, if perhaps you could go with me? I mean you don't have to or anything. If you are busy, you don't have to break your plans for me..." Nami said nervously as she tried to hide a blush
Tobirama was sitting at a Table behind theirs with some of his friends, and he had heard Nami asking Masaki to the party. He was surprised, Nami sounded very nervous and he had NEVER heard or seen Nami being nervous. She really must like Masaki, he listened for Masaki's response. Although he was cheering for Masaki, he would make him pay if he made Nami cry
"I would love to go with you.. But... Why me?" Masaki asked, he was puzzled as to why such a beautiful girl would ask him out
"Well... I don't know I guess it's because I kind of like you..." She said feeling embarrassed
It was Masaki's turn to blush now, and Tobirama was grinning from ear to ear
Meanwhile back In the Uchiha compound Madara was feeling confident in his chances for leadership "Nii-San!" A voice came from behind him; he turned around as Izuna ran up to him "How did it go?" He asked
"It went better than I expected" He simply answered
"Really? I heard about our new nations name as well as the village, I also heard that the chosen candidates are Masaki, Tobirama, Hashirama and yourself, but didn't think that you would be so pleased with so many people running against you" Izuna said confused
"Foolish little brother, do you not see how this works in my favor? The two largest clans are the Uchiha and the Senju. Having both Tobirama and Hashirama running means that it's going to split their votes, while the Uchiha vote for me, and thanks to that idiot Masaki being added to the mix, he will earn the vote of the third largest clan, that being the Sarutobi clan. The rest of the population will fracture between the four of us, now do you see how this favors me more then had I only been up against Hashirama?" Madara explained to his brother
"Yeah, I guess" Izuna answered, but he was worried about something else, he stared at his brother for a moment and noticed that his brother was not looking directly at him, but more like in his general direction "Brother, have they gotten worst?" he asked
"I am fine, you do not need to worry about me" Madara answered
"Nii San, you are the leader of the clan, and possibly of the entire village, you cannot have any weaknesses... If you lose your eyesight..." Izuna told him with growing concern
"I knew about the risks when I activated my Mangekyou Sharingan, and I will live with the consequences, Wataru allowed me to take his life in order for me to become stronger, I have used that power to make sure that the Uchiha was feared and respected by everyone. I will not allow his sacrifice to be in vain" Madara answered him
"Nii San, there is another option..." Izuna told him but was cut off
"NO, I refuse to take that option, I already killed my best friend for these cursed eyes, I am not going to take the life of my own brother" Madara quickly told him
"But Nii-San, you are the only one who should lead the Uchiha clan, if you become blind... What will become of us?" Izuna asked
"Then it will be up to you to lead our people, but I am not planning on going blind any time soon. I can still see enough to fight and lead, now come, I am sure that there will be some kind of celebration for the creation of our new nation and village tonight. I believe it's time for you to find someone nice to settle down with" Madara said with a VERY rare smile that he would only allow his brother to witness
Izuna just stared at his brother "I am so sorry Nii San, but you leave me no choice..." Izuna told him
"What?" Madara asked as Izuna took out a Kunai from his weapons pouch and stabbed himself in the chest, he fell down to one knee before Madara could catch him. He began coughing out blood "IZUNA! What have you done?!" Madara screamed at him
"Foolish big brother... Now you have no choice but to take my eyes... Or I will die in vain" He said with a forced smile
"If I get you to the hospital, there is still a chance to save you..." Madara said as he picked up his little brother
"I punctured my liver, I have less than ten minutes to live, and there is nothing that they will be able to do by the time you get me there, Nii San... My eyes... They are yours now. Lead our clan, our village, our nation and make me proud"
Madara actually had tears flowing down his face as he held his brother tightly, but he knew that he had little time to waste. If he didn't act quickly, Izuna's Sharingan eyes would seal away once he died "I am sorry little brother, it's my fault that its come to this" Madara told Izuna
"It was our choices, both mine and Wataru's, we are doing it for you and the Uchiha clan... Now quit wasting time and just take them..." Izuna told his brother as he coughed out more blood. Madara had also noticed that the blood coming out from the wound was very dark, meaning that the liver had indeed been punctured. He probably now had less than five minutes. He reluctantly grabbed Izuna's left eye and carefully took it out of its socket, he then did the same with his right eye, he had little time to waste. He grabbed his own eyes one by one and ripped them out and replaced them with his brothers. He began channeling chakra in them to reconnect the eyes to his system with an old and ancient Uchiha technique that was created long ago. He opened his eyes and slowly his blurry vision came into focus. He could see again, he had not been able to see like this for years. Everything was bright and colorful, but then he saw his brother in perfect focus "what have I done..." was all that he could think of as he stared at the corps of his dead younger brother, with his eye sockets empty
Watching them from the shadows were a pair of Sharingan eyes "The Council needs to be informed of this..." The man said as he took off into the darkness
Later that night Masaki and Nami had joined the party, it was mostly the young people from the village. Nami had picked out a black dress that made her hair color stick out, and she was radiant. Masaki on the other hand was wearing his regular clothing, except he didn't have his black vest that he used to store his scrolls in. He had a black shirt and black pants, and on top he had his captains cloak. It was as if Nami knew he would end up wearing that outfit and dressed to match him "You look beautiful tonight... Err not that you don't look beautiful any other time... Uh..." Masaki said nervously
Nami giggled at him "Come, I feel like dancing, do you want to join me?" Nami asked with a wink
Masaki smiled at her "Well... I can't say that I am much of a dancer, especially to this kind of music, where I come from..."
Nami cut him off "It's alright, I will teach you" She said as she grabbed his hand and dragged him off to the dance floor
Watching them from a far, sitting at the tables was Tobirama. Someone sat down next to him "Hey Tobi, I heard you got nominated to be the first village leader" The young man told him "I wish you good luck, you have my vote"
"Thanks" Tobirama simply answered without taking his attention off of the young couple
The young man began staring at the same place Tobirama was staring "Ah, Yamashiro Nami, what a beautiful girl, shame you struck out with her" he told his friend
"I didn't strike out with her... We decided that our friendship was more important" Tobirama told him
"Tobi, Tobi, Tobi, my poor, poor friend. That's the oldest excuse in the book for a girl to use when she is not interested in a guy, yet doesn't want to hurt his feelings, but hey, there are many other cute girls for us single guys to go out with. Come, there is this girl I want you to meet" his friend said with a smile
"Is she cute?" Tobirama asked
"Of course she is! Trust me, would I lie to you?" He said with a grin
Tobirama gave a quick last glance at Nami, she was having fun teaching Masaki how to dance "Masaki... I leave her in your hands now, take care of her..." He said to himself before he got up to follow his friend
However, the party was stopped when someone ran in "Nami! Nami Sama!" a young boy screamed out. Everyone stopped dancing and gave him their attention, including Nami who knew the young boy, he was from her clan
"What is it Funato?" Nami asked him, the boy looked like he had run across the entire village
"I finally found you Nami Sama, it's your father, he is in the hospital and is currently on his death bed. He requested that you come" the boy said in between huffs and puffs
"WHAT?" Nami said in shock "I have to get to him right now!"
"Hold onto me" Masaki told her
"What?" She said confused
"Trust me...Hold onto me" He once again asked her
Nami didn't understand why, her mind was racing a mile a second, she wanted to just run out of the room and head to the hospital. But why would Masaki ask her to hold onto him? However, she did trust him so she held onto his hand, and to everyone's shock they both vanished in a yellow and red flash
IN THE PRESENT
The ship had been at sea for the past two days, Toshiro went down to the supply room to get some food, but he was in shock to see that some things had been moved around, as well as some of the food had gone missing "I must talk with the rest of the crew, if this was there doing, then we are going to have to talk about keeping this place clean, if not...Then we have stowaways on board"
End Chapter 9
Well that's an other chapter done, i just want to say something about Madara, when i first began writing, i made him out to be exacley the way he is in the series, evil and dark, but i got to thinking, why is he this way? what caused Madara Uchiha to turn into such a dark and evil person that is full of hate for Konoha? and that's the story i am currently trying to tell as well :), hope you all enjoyed it :D as always the 3 R's Read, Rave, Review