Hey everyone, i am back with chapter 10! yay :D I was suppose to post this yesterday, but i just got Sims 3 "Yes, i am a sims junky..." And i played it for most of yesterday, so i only had like 3/4 of the story made up, i just finished it up, MAKING myself not play sims 3 once i got home from work to work on this :P so i apologize, but here it is!
Now then, for my awesome, and great reviewers
Gravenimage - Thanks for the review and yay :) I hope you have enjoyed the story so far :D
blackmoon124 - Thanks for the review and lol thanks :P I am NOT as fast at posting this story as i was saving old bonds "I posted ALMOST daily...", but i still like to think of myself as faster then most of the people on here ;) but the nice weather and warmness and sun and friends and stuff has me going out more then during the winter :P anyway hope you like the new chapter :D
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RairyuuBlade - Thanks for the review, and yes, i decided to tell the story of HOW Madara came to be the man that hates Konoha so much today, i furthered that plot in this chapter ;)
naru-ca-titan - Thanks for the review, and indeed, you are special ;) And although we have very little information on Kushina, i am trying to show that them Namikaze boys have a weakness for the pretty strong willed red heads, though Sakura being the exception with Pink, but its closs enought ;) and as for the stowaways, well i won't tell :P
Slop Doggy - Thanks for the review, and indeed, i read Madara's profile on Narutopedia, and it is stated that Madara claims that Izuna vulentarely gave his eyes to Madara for the good of the clan, and that's what i am trying to show :) and thus i am creating and showing how Madara became the hated, outcast Uchiha member that HATES the Uchiha clan AND Konoha enough to spend over 200 years trying to destroy them both "succeeds at one but still trying at the other"
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Alright, That is everyone :) Oh and also, i would like to point out that its Chapter 10! Yay 10 chapters already ;) And maybe 10 more to come :D
Historical Bonds
Chapter 10
PRESENT TIME
Naruto was on the top of the bridge cabin, the wind was flowing through his hair. He was taking in the fresh sea breeze while the rest of the crew were doing various tasks around the ship "This is great" he thought to himself, he saw Sakura on the side of the ship. She was leaning over and it looked like she was puking, Naruto jumped down "Sakura chan, are you alright? Is it sea sickness?" Naruto asked her
She was able to regain her composure "I don't understand, I have been out at sea many times, I have never been sea sick before" She answered him
"Don't you have some medicine you can take?" He asked her
"Well yes, I did bring some sea sickness medicine expecting others to possibly have motion sickness and I did take it after I got sea sick yesterday morning. I was fine all day so I thought it was working but I guess I was wrong. Maybe I should try making it stronger"
Naruto smiled at her "It's alright, your still beautiful" he said with a wink as he kissed her cheek
"And your still an idiot, but I do love you" she said in a tender voice and a smile
"Hokage Sama!" a voice came from behind them, Naruto turned around to see Toshiro "Hokage Sama, we need to gather everyone" He told him
"What? Why? What's going on?" Naruto asked him
"I won't know for sure until I have spoken with everyone my lord"
Naruto didn't know what was going on, but figured if Toshiro was worried about it then it was important. They gathered everyone on the deck right away "Alright Toshiro, that's all twelve of us. So what's going on?" Naruto asked him once more
"I want to know, when was the last time any of you went to the supply room?" Toshiro asked right away, most of them had not even been to the supply room yet
"I went to get some snacks for myself and Konohamaru in the evening last night" Hanabi told them
"I got up to get a glass of water early this morning, the sun wasn't even up yet" Hiyori told them at her turn
"Yeah, I went with you to get a cup of water as well" Yuki added
"Hanabi, when you went to the supply room, were there boxes on the ground?" Toshiro asked her
"No captain, everything was put away nice and tidy" Hanabi quickly answered
"What about you two?" Toshiro asked the other girls
"Well, there was a food box open, I closed it before leaving though. It was all clean when we left" Hiyori answered
"So when you left, it was clean, and when you two arrived, there was an open box of food but you closed it and left the room clean, no one else has been in the supply room?" Toshiro asked once again.
Everyone shook their heads "What is this about Toshiro?" Sakura asked him more directly
"I just came from cleaning up the supply room, it wasn't anything major, like Hiyori a few boxes left open. However If none of us have been in the supply room and leaving it a mess, then there can only be one possibility left"
"Rats?" Konohamaru asked
"Rats wouldn't bother to open the box, they would just chew through them, idiot" Yuki told him
"Yuki is right, no, the only possibility is, we have a stowaway" Toshiro told them
"What? How is that possible? Wouldn't we have seen them board? Or wouldn't we have noticed them at some point? There are twelve of us, you would think one of us would have spotted something" Yuki told them
"Not necessarily, there are many possibilities. They could have been on board before even we were, they could have jumped on the hull as we were leaving and entered through one of the port holes or even the canon holes. This is still a big ship with many places to hide and large cargo holds. Unless we were specifically on the lookout for them, it would be quite easy to stay out of sight" Shikamaru said calmly
"And I agree" Toshiro showing support in Shikamaru's theory "But now that we know they are on board, we can begin looking for them. We will separate in groups of two and begin sweeping the entire ship deck by deck, room by room, if they are on board we will find them" He added
"Naruto Nii-San, can I go with you?" Konohamaru asked
"Uh sure" Naruto answered not really sure why Konohamaru wanted to be paired up with him, he figured he would have tried being paired up with Yuki, everyone paired up
Pair list
Naruto & Konohamaru
Toshiro & Hiyori
Sakura & Yuki
Sai & Shikamaru
Itachi & Shizune
Ino & Hanabi
Naruto and Konohamaru had begun searching the rooms; Konohamaru looked like he was preoccupied with something "What's up Konohamaru? You seem to have something on your mind and I figured that you must have had a reason for wanting to come with me" Naruto told him with a warm smile to reassure him that he was there for him
"Nii-San... Remember how we talked about Yuki's birthday a few days ago?" Konohamaru began
"Yeah" Naruto said giving Konohamaru his attention
"Well, I spent the last few days afterwards trying to figure out what to get her but I just couldn't figure it out. Then I had a dumb idea...One that may have been a huge mistake" Konohamaru said in a sad tone
"What did you do?" Naruto asked with concern
"Well, I remembered that during one of our missions her weapons pouch had been damaged, as well as the fact that it was really used up. It had been used by her father before her, and his before and so on, it has been in there family for over four generations"
"I see, I can understand her feelings, my Katana has been in my family for a very long time, I guess I am the fourth Namikaze to have it since my ancestor came here, although I am the first one to wake its power and caused it to turn on me... Anyway go on"
"Well you see, I figured that maybe I should get her weapons pouch fixed up, I am kind of good at repairing that kind of stuff. For some reason I am good at sewing, uncle Asuma had always told me my mother was great at it and that I must had inherited that gift from her..." Konohamaru told him
"I see, but I don't understand what the problem is" Naruto said slightly confused
"I...Kind of stole Yuki's weapons pouch with the intent of repairing it and giving it back to her as a surprise" Konohamaru answered him
"Wait, you are not going to tell me you made it worst are you?" Naruto asked concerned and afraid for Konohamaru's continued existence in the land of the living
"Oh no, I actually fixed it. It's as good as new, I even made it stronger" Konohamaru answered him quickly
"Then what's the problem?" Naruto asked still confused
"Well, she has been very mad and irritated, she said that she would kill whoever took it. I asked what if the person had good intentions, and she basically threw a Kunai at me and walked away in a bad mood. So I had been afraid of giving it back to her, and I don't know what to do" Konohamaru said sadly
Naruto began to understand the young man's dilemma "Well there is no escaping it now Konohamaru, you are going to have to return it to her eventually"
"I was thinking, maybe I can just slip it in her bag tonight when she is sleeping, then she wouldn't know who took it"
"Konohamaru, if you return it to her that way, she will know that whoever took it in the first place is on this ship and she would only have eleven suspects, not including these stowaways. She will eventually figure it out and be even madder that you tried to hide it from her. So no, the best way now is to just give it to her and take whatever consequences come with your decision" Naruto told him
"I was afraid you would say that..."
"Look on the bright side, we have two of Konoha's top doctors and a medic to help you if Yuki beats you up to an inch of your life" Naruto said with a smile
"Somehow, that doesn't make me feel any better Nii-san..."
BACK IN THE PAST
Nami and Masaki appeared in front of the Hospital reception desk in a flash that surprised everyone in the room and left Nami speechless "How did we get here so fast?..." She asked confused
"I will explain later, for now you need to get to your father" Masaki told her
"Right, uh Nurse, can you take me to my father please?" Nami asked the young girl at the reception desk
"Of course, we have been waiting for you, follow me" The nurse said as she led Nami to her dad's room. Masaki stayed behind, he didn't want to intrude on what could be the final moments Nami could have with her father. he sat down in the waiting room while he watched Nami disappear in one of the corridors
The nurse led Nami into a room where her father was resting peacefully, she stared at him before saying anything. This was her father, how could he be on his death bed? He was invincible, nothing could kill him, not even old age, or so Nami had always thought in her mind. She was very close to her father, she approached him as he opened his eyes and looked at her, he began to smile "Nami, my beautiful baby girl, my one true accomplishment in this world was raising you" he told her
"Father..." She said as she began to tear up
"Don't cry...I couldn't bear to see you cry, I want you to smile, I want to see your beautiful and bright smile once again" He said with sad eyes
Nami tried to force a smile for him as she wiped away her tears with the palm of her hand, but it was hard to stop the tears from flowing out of her eyes
"There, that's my girl... Nami, I am so proud of you, you have become such a strong young women. I know that you will continue to get stronger even without me, my only regret is that I won't be able to see the happy day that you get married to a lucky young man who will treat you right. I won't have the pleasure and honor of giving you away" He continued on "I just hope that the one who you give yourself to is deserving of you"
"Father... There is someone that I think I would like for you to meet..." She told him "Give me a minute" Nami quickly exited the room and went back to the waiting room where Masaki had sat down and was staring at the ground, he looked like he was lost in his thoughts. Nami stared at him for a small moment before calling out his name "Masaki Kun..."
Masaki lifted his head "Yes?" He asked her wondering why she was back so soon
She smiled at him warmly and held out her hand "Would you mind coming with me? I would very much like for you to meet my father..." She said with a slight blush
Masaki was surprised, but he got up and held her hand "Yes, of course" he said as both of them returned to her father's room while holding hands
"Father...I would like for you to meet Namikaze Masaki" she told him
"The Namikaze boy? That's a surprise" The old man said with a weak voice, they had seen each other a few times but never got the chance to formally meet each other "Nami, would you mind giving me a moment alone with him?" He asked her, this surprised Nami and also made Masaki nervous.
Nami bowed her head in respect of her father and whispered in Masaki's ear "Don't be afraid..." She said as she walked away, shutting the door behind her
"Come closer my boy" the old man asked, Masaki complied as he walked up to the bed "Please sit" once again Masaki complied and sat down "So, my little Nami has chosen you huh?" Masaki was feeling more and more nervous "Tell me, do you love her?" He suddenly asked. Masaki was shocked, he didn't know how to answer, after all, technically this was supposed to be their first date, was that enough to figure out if he was in love with her? "Or is she just another girl to you"
Now this was something Masaki could answer without hesitation "No sir, of course not sir... Nami is... More then that to me"
This caused the old man to smile a bit "Then tell me, what makes Nami more than just that to you?"
Masaki began to think to the very first time he met Nami "She is different from anyone that I have met before, she is beautiful, smart, and not afraid to speak her mind. She also has a kind heart and the first time I saw her, she made my heart skip multiple beats..." Masaki said trying to resist the red creeping up on his cheeks, but was failing
The old man's smile slowly turned into a grin "I see, so you are in love with her, and it was even love at first sight"
"Am I in love with her?!" Masaki thought to himself "Is this what love feels like? I have never really fallen in love with anyone before..." Masaki continued to think
"And she seems to care about you as well, enough to bring you to me. I never thought I would live to see the day, many young boys have tried and she rejected them all, somehow you are different. And although we never met formally, I do know about you. You are a kind man, a hard working man, someone who would sacrifice his life for others. That much was proven when you saved those children without even hesitating. My boy, do me a favor would you?"
"Yes, of course" Masaki answered him
"Take care of my little Nami, she may act tough, but she is a sweet girl, I want you to promise me that you will keep her safe and happy, if you can promise me this, then I can die knowing that my little girl is in good hands..."
"You do not need to worry, for as long as I am able to draw breath I will protect Nami with my life. That is a promise of a life time, and I never go back on my word" Masaki said without even giving it a second thought
"Thank you my boy... You have made this old man very happy, I can die in peace now, live a long and happy life Namikaze Masaki..." the old man said as his eyes began to shut, Masaki began to panic
"NAMI! NAMI! GET IN HERE!" He screamed. Nami who was waiting on a bench just outside the door ran into the room fallowed by a nurse
"What's going on?" Nami asked as they entered, that's when she saw her father motionless in the bed. The nurse began trying to revive him using CPR and other methods, but there was nothing she could do
"I am sorry Nami, but he is gone..." The nurse said in a sad tone, tears began to form around Nami's eyes as she held her father tightly, Masaki wanted to leave her alone out of respect, but as he was leaving she grabbed his hand and held it tightly
"Please... Stay, don't leave me alone... I don't want to be alone, I am afraid of being alone…" she said in a soft and scared voice. Masaki stared into her eyes, she was genuinely scared. He held her hand back and sat down next to her as she continued to cry
Meanwhile at the same time, there was a meeting of the Uchiha council taking place "You better have a good reason for calling this meeting, and why have we not included Madara Sama?" one of the eldest members asked
"Believe me when I say that this is of the utmost importance" The man told them
"Then go on" Another member told him
"on my patrol of the streets, I have witness something horrifying, Madara Sama had killed his own brother and was ripping out his eyes to use as his own. I couldn't believe it, but it happened right in front of me" The man told them
Everyone on the council were in shock "Are you certain of this? You saw him kill Izuna?"
"I didn't see the killing take place, but there were no one else around, and there was a kunai stuck in his chest as he was extracting his eyes, he must have killed him"
"This is possible. A few years ago we had a witness say that they saw Madara kill his own best friend in cold blood in order to gain power. At the time we did not believe it, but perhaps it was true after all"
"What are we to do? If he wins the elections for village leader, he could bring chaos to the peace we have all worked so hard to build"
"Indeed, we must make sure that it does not happen, when you all go home, tell your families, and your friends, you are not to vote for Madara, Hashirama should be voted in as we can trust he will continue to strive for peace and make the village prosper" everyone was in agreement as the meeting ended
IN THE PRESENT
"COME OUT FROM YOUR DAMN HIDING PLACE SO I CAN BEAT THE CRAP OUT OF YOU!" Yuki screamed in anger, Sakura was in shock at the anger Yuki was showing, she had known that Yuki had the habit to anger easily, but why was she so angry at these stowaways?
"Yuki, calm down, I don't think threatening them will make It appealing for them to come out" Sakura commented
"They are going to pay for what they did!" Yuki answered back
"What did they do? Alright, yes they stowed away on the ship and have been taking our supplies, but why are you so angry with them?" Sakura asked
"Because, they stole something that is very important to me. My weapons pouch disappeared, it was given to me by my father. Konohamaru and Hanabi both know how much that pouch means to me so the bastards who took it are going to pay for taking it from me" Yuki answered as she kicked open a door to an empty room and began searching it
"How do you even know it was them?" Sakura asked
"Because, it can't be anyone else! That's the only explanation, I looked everywhere and no one has seen it. Konohamaru or Hanabi would have returned it to me right away if they would have found it so it MUST be them, it has to be them..." Yuki said as she kicked open with force another door "NOW COME OUT HERE YOU BASTARDS AND FACE ME!" Yuki shouted out as she continued her rampage
Hidden away not far from there, a trio were hiding in the shadows "We need to move to another location before the crazy one gets us..." One of the voices said
"Yeah, we don't even have that stupid pouch of her anyway, let's get out of here..."
End Chapter 10
Well there you have it :) as you can see, the seeds for the mistrust in Madara have been sown, what will happen next? And will Yuki kill Konohamaru? Find out soon