And Sunday has returned! YAY And so have I :) alright, this isn't a 6000+ or 5000+ word chapter, its a 4000+ chapter :P i am sorry but i just cannot put out 6000+ chapters every week lol, i actually had planned on making a small 2500 word chapter, but it somehow turned into a 4000+ chapter... go figure :P anyway on with the reviewers!
Gravenimage - Thanks for the review, and thanks for the continued support, hope you enjoy this chapter
blackmoon124 - Thanks for the review, and lol... you're going to like this chapter, it will make you go coucou for coco puffs :P
Slop Doggy - Thanks for the review, a lot of interesting theories you got there, a few of them gets answered in this chapter ;) . and yes she is talking to herself, find out more about that in this chapter :D ,also seriously, i am thinking about that Naruto costume, the only problem is, finding one... PS - i haven't forgotten about that profile thing you asked me, i have just been so busy as of late, i will get it to you... duno when though lol :)
Alex Kingetsu - Thanks for the review, and lol, yeah, it does run in the family ;) Just like how they seem to fall for red headed girls that are emotional :P "Masaki/Nami, unknown child from Nami and Masaki/unknown red headed girl, Minato/Kushina, Naruto/Sakura" yes i know Sakura is pink and not red headed, but its close enough :P
RairyuuBlade - Thanks for the review, shame about giving up on your writing, i know its hard being a fellow author, there are times when i just don't feel like writing, today for example, i didn't feel like writing at all until i sat myself down after dinner and said, alright, time to get this done for my beloved fans, and then there are days when i wake up on Sunday morning and write the day away... that 6000+ word chapter was one of those days :P
monkeymillionair - Thanks for the review, and i will answer your question because its not giving any story away, yes, this is a shika/ino pairing, why? cause i think they are just cute together "no i am not a girl and yes i use the word cute :P now stop looking at me funny ;)" i have nothing against the tama/shika pairing, but its just since the original series, we don't really see them together much, and Ino has been with Shikamaru since they were kids, i know the real author of Naruto probably has those two in mind for a pairing "Tama/Shika what is" but i just feel sorry for Ino who seems to be stuck with...Choji, and with all due respect to anyone who likes Choji, but he is the worst char in the Naruto series "IN MY OPINION OF COURSE" that's why he had not appeared much in my stories, all he does it eat...think about eating, and roll into a giant ball...sure he had his moments but seriously...the only guy that i can think of being worst was Moneyno Jutsu guy :P people who watched the fillers will get that joke lol... oh got the fillers from hell...the two years where Naruto lost 50-60% of his IQ..."shudders"
quintupledots915 - Thanks for the review, and as i said before, i am seriously thinking about it :P if i can find a Naruto costume "preferably Shippuden style but i will take the original style as well" i would definatly wear that on halloween and go to work and throw Kunai's at my manager... :P she threw sprinkle dust on my last year dressed as a witch... she said she casted a spell on me, i need to get her back this year! And a kunai throwing ninja would be awesome!
xzavx - Thanks for the review, it was Tim Hortons, we use to have dunkin donuts here, but Tims ran them out of town...actually they ran them right out of our entire province lol i hear they still have some in Quebec and Ontario, but none in New Brunswick "my province" and now they have starbucks that is starting to pop up, in all honesty, i doubt that will work here, i am NOT going to pay 5-6$ for a freaken cappuccino that i can buy for 2$ "this being the Extra large size too!" at Tims "Short for Tim Hortons" sure the seats are nice and comfy, but who CARES?! Most of us just buy the damn coffee and leave anyway, i mean seriously... anyway lol, yes i do watch DBZ, i watched DB "Original" DBZ and most of DBGT though, as for reading your story, i will try, but i can't promise, and its not because i don't want too, its just finding the time, i use to have plenty of time to read other stories on fanfiction, however my work has blocked fanfiction for some reason...:( and i use to do most of my reading at work, although, i have a friend who is also a fan of this site and works with me, he gets around this by copying and pasting the stories into a word file then sending it to his work e-mail and reading them that way, maybe that's what i will do, anyway enough rambling :P
Well that's everyone, and again one of my favorite reviewers didn't review this week :( I am starting to miss her, hope she comes back soon, anyway thanks to everyone who did review :) and now for the new chapter!
Historical Bonds
Chapter 29
IN THE PAST
Nami and Masaki had taken an entire month off duty together, this was an order from Hashirama. It was his way of trying to make up for ruining their plans as well as almost taking Masaki away from Nami. At first Masaki objected to such a long time away from his duties, this didn't last long of course, they had spent almost every waking moment together. Nami had refused to allow him out of her sight. By the end of the month, Masaki was sorry that it was over. But a brand new division was awaiting them
Masaki was in his brand new office inside the fire tower, he was going over a list of candidates for the ANBU given to him by Tobirama and Hashirama "This is going to be a tough job…" He told himself, suddenly he heard a knock but before he could answer the door opened
"Hello Mr. ANBU director, it's your lovely assistant" Nami said with a grin as she walked in with some papers
"Nami!" He said with a smile "And… ANBU director?" He asked
"Yeah, it's your official title" She told him
"…Since when?" He asked confused
"Since Hokage Sama and the council voted on it, oh and here is a complete list of other ranks and titles that were voted on" She said handing him a piece of paper that had the following on them
Konoha's Shinobi ranks,
Hokage - village leader,
Junin - Elites of Elites,
Chunin - the core of the Konoha forces,
Genin - first rank given upon graduation
"Well this is a good idea, but, I still don't see where it says anything about the ANBU" Masaki told her
"Keep reading" She told him
Masaki kept on reading
Sub categories, Groups
ANBU - Directive: (Top Secret) Ranks within the organization, Director, Captain and member, being Junin is required to enter
Konoha Police Force - Directive: To uphold the peace, law and order within Konoha, Ranks within the organization, Captain, Sergeant, Corporal. Being Chunin or higher is required, NOTE - although this group has been given to the Uchiha to take care of, it is not required to be an Uchiha to join
Ninja Academy - Directive: Teach and train future generations of Ninjas for Konoha, Ranks within the organization, Administrator and Teacher. Being Chunin or higher is required
Each group is responsible to run themselves, the leaders of each group may also create sub divisions if they wish. However, it will have to be approved by the Hokage.
"See now? Mr Director" She said with a wink
"So… If I am the director, what does that make you?" He said with a grin
"Captain of course" She told him
"I thought you were the director's secretary" He said with a smile, knowing how she would react
She slapped him with her stack of papers "You idiot! I am no one's secretary, or maybe you want to sleep on the couch tonight?" She said with a grin of her own
"Alright, alright" He said as he got up to kiss her cheek "So what are the rest of these papers?" He asked
"More recommendations for the ANBU" She told him
Masaki let out a large sigh "How am I supposed to pick? And how many?" He said at a lost as to what to do
"Well, we could test them" She told him
"Test them… ALL of them?!"
"Well, until we have enough people to finally begin operations, we don't have much else to do"
"I guess you're right, but how?"
"A surprise test would be best, I say we just ambush them and see how they handle it" Nami told him
"Well, I see one problem with that, we are some of the most well known people in this village. If we go around attacking people, word will spread about us" Masaki told her
"Not if we are wearing these" Nami said while taking out from her bag a mask and slipped it on, the same mask she was wearing when she escaped from Konoha to search for Masaki
"…Nami… YOU ARE BRILLIANT!" He said hugging her tightly
"I know" She said grinning from under her mask
Masaki lifted up her mask just enough to uncover her mouth and kissed her passionately
Meanwhile far away a lone Shinobi was walking along a forest path
"DAMN IT!" he said in anger as he punched a tree "How could I have allowed this to happen, that bitch is going to pay! I had plans to destroy Konoha and now their ruined, Konoha is only going to get stronger and stronger as time passes" the man had red eyes and raven black hair "Calm down Madara, this is only a setback, that's right, soon those fools will pay" he said with a sinister laugh as he continued into the forest
IN THE PRESENT
Suzu, Yokito and Tamao were approaching a large river, Tamao set down her bag and took out two sets of bathing suites "Here, these are yours" She said with a bright smile
"We have been playing in this river since we were kids, it was our favorite place. Our little hideout, no one ever comes this way. We had even built a little hideout with branches and leafs and we would sleep here often. Sure, it didn't stop the rain from leaking in but we had lots of fun in it. That is until a very strong wind blew it away…" Yokito explained "Suzu, do you remember any of that?" He asked her
Suzu stood staring at the river, she wanted to remember, she wanted to say, Yes Yokito! I remember it all! But nothing. Actually, when she tried to remember the river she had a very bad feeling, as if something horrible had happened here. But she couldn't even remember that! "Don't worry about it Suzu, it will come back. For now this is about having some fun alright? Here come with me, us girls are going to get changed away from Yokito's perverted eyes" she said with a grin
"HEY! Not once did I EVER peek in on you girls…." He said as he mumbled to himself picking up his own stuff to change "And actually, it was YOU GIRLS who tried to peek on me once!" he said before disappearing into a nearby bush causing Tamao to giggle slightly
Suzu was confused "Did we?" She asked as they began to change
"Yeah, but hey in my defense, it was YOUR idea" she explained "See, it was about the time where you began to think Yokito was kind of cute and asked me if I had ever seen what a boy looks like. And of course I didn't, I mean I spent all my time with you guys. Yokito was the only guy friend I really had so you had the bright idea to try to spy on him and well, we got caught" she said with a slight giggle "And I was so jealous when you guys started dating because I liked him too, but you two were my best friends… And I was happy that the both of you were happy, so I accepted it" She said with a slightly sad tone of voice
"…Tamao, I am so sorry" Suzu said feeling bad for her
"Hey don't be, Yokito really loves you, I could never take your place in his heart. Anyway today is not about me, it's all about you and having a little bit of fun" She said with a grin as she finished putting on her bathing suite
"But what about our masks?" Suzu asked as she finished putting on her own suite
"Like Yokito said, no one EVER comes around here, not once have we EVER been caught here, so don't worry about it, just leave it behind with the rest of our stuff" she said as she grabbed Suzu's hand and led her towards the river where Yokito was already waiting for them
"Women, takes them forever to get ready to do anything" He said teasingly
"Oh shut up!" Tamao said as she pushed him into the river. However Yokito was fully expecting it and as a result he had enough time to grab her hand and drag her in with him. Both of them surfaced instantly "You bastard!" Tamao said as she splashed him
Yokito grinned as he plunged his head under the water to avoid being splashed, he resurfaced after a few moments "Suzu, what are you doing? Jump in! The water is great. You have always loved swimming!" he said with a smile
Suzu smiled a bit, they looked like they were having fun. Just as she was about to jump in, she had a horrible feeling
FLASHBACK
Suzu was standing in front of two unknown night ninjas, water was dripping down her body as they stood between herself and her equipment
"This is a demon ninja?" A young female blonde asked
"I guess so, this must be her stuff" a young male with black hair answered
"But she looks so young, and beautiful. I somehow pictured, well... Demons or something, you know" the girl responded
"Well, demon ninja is only a name after all, we better get this over with" the male said as he got into a fighting stance
"Yeah, you're right, we have to save Hamako and Hiyori" the girl added as she also got into a fighting stance
"Who the hell is Hamako and Hiyori, and how is fighting me going to save them?" Suzu wondered. Without her mask she wouldn't be able to fight at her full power and she couldn't run either "I don't have a choice; I have to fight them and somehow get my mask back!" She thought to herself, but just as she was about to make her move she found herself paralyzed. The only thing that she was able to move was her head "What kind of power is this?" she wondered to herself as she struggled to try and get out of it, but it was useless
As the male moved his hand, Suzu's hand would seem to fallow it "Sorry, but your body is now under my control. So just sit back, don't worry this won't take long...If it makes you feel any better we are not here to harm you or anything" the male told her. As if she could trust anything a night ninja would tell her! "Ino, do it now" he suddenly said
The girl nodded "Right!" she then began making a series of hand signs, what was she up too? What do those signs mean? "Shintenshin no Jutsu"
END FLASHBACK
Suzu suddenly felt something pull onto her arm, she then fell into the river and she quickly surfaced screaming "Hey, hey calm down Suzu, I was just playing…" Yokito said concerned "You do remember how to swim right?" He asked as he held onto her
"If she doesn't that's fine, we can teach her again. It will be fun, after all she is the one who taught us" Tamao said with a bright smile
"…No, I seem to remember how to swim… but just now, I remembered something bad happening here" Suzu told them
"Something bad? Nothing bad has ever happened to us here" Yokito told her
"Neither one of you was here…" Suzu explained
"Hurm, well maybe we should get out of the water and talk about it, after all this is good news, you are starting to remember things. If we probe it maybe more things will begin to come back" Yokito told her as he held her hand to lead her out, never noticing the black bird that was perched on a tree branch next to them
Meanwhile Naruto was about to leave with Shikamaru and Sai when Sakura walked up to him "I am going with you" She told him
"No Sakura, stay here, we don't know what's going on. A small team will be best, Sai says that she doesn't look injured so we won't need a doctor. Don't worry, I trust Sai and Shikamaru with my life" He said with a smile as he began walking away to join Shikamaru who was already ready to go
Sakura grabbed onto Sai's arm as he walked by "Sai… As a member of team seven… I trust you, I trust you to bring that idiot back to me, do you understand Sai?" She told him in a very serious tone
"Yeah, don't worry Lady Sakura, I will bring that idiot back to you" He said with a smile and his eyes closed before he joined Naruto and Shikamaru
"Isn't he their leader? Why are they both calling him an idiot?" Rukia asked Toshiro quietly
"Well other then the fact that Sakura is married to him, those three are part of the same team, so they have a bond with each other and history together. However, don't let that fool you, they respect him very much. Just think of it more like how you guys treat me…"
"Oh I see now, little brother" Rukia said as she ruffled up his hair
"…yeah… that…" he said letting out a sigh
Naruto and his team had already moved out, they were going as fast as they could "How far are they Sai?" Naruto asked
"Not far, they are actually at the same location where Shikamaru and Ino first captured the girl"
"What? But what are they doing there?" Shikamaru asked
"…Playing in the river" Sai answered as both Naruto and Shikamaru looked at each other confused as to why Ino would be playing around in the river with other demon ninjas. It only made them more and more worried about Ino having been lost
Suzu, Yokito and Tamao were sitting down near the river, the sun had all but dried them. Suzu had told them both about what she had just remembered both of them were shocked but not worried "Suzu, that couldn't have happened" Tamao told her
"How do you know? You weren't there!" Suzu responded back
"Think about it Suzu, you would have told us about it" Yokito told her
"But I lost my memory so maybe…" Suzu tried to say but was cut off almost straight away
"You did lose your memory yes, BUT you lost it after you returned home, so you would have told us about it. We were with you when you lost your memory so… you would have had the chance to tell us about the incident, not once did you mention it" Tamao told her
"I think I know where this is coming from" Yokito said surprising both Suzu and Tamao
"Yokito? What are you talking about?" Tamao asked confused
"Look, you probably don't remember this but Suzu, you are not what our people call a full blooded demon ninja" Yokito said cautiously, worried that it could make things worst
"I know… My parents told me… I am only a half blooded…"
Both Tamao and Yokito were surprised "They didn't even tell you back when you had your full memory…" Yokito said still in slight shock
"It was an accident… My brother got mad at me and started saying stuff… About how I was adopted, and stuff… So I asked about it… So it doesn't bother you Yokito that I am half blooded?" Suzu asked with sad eyes
Yokito grinned "Silly girl, I have always known you were half blooded, you're the one who told me. And it makes you unique, different from everyone else. You are Suzu, you are beautiful and I love you, not your blood" he said as he kissed her cheek
Suzu blushed a bit as Tamao was getting slightly impatient "I am not trying to ruin this tender moment or anything…But Yokito, you said you knew why she might have had that vision?" Tamao asked
"Yeah, I bet it must have been a nightmare. You see you have always had nightmares about night ninja's coming over here and dragging you back home, trying to force you to be one of them. It was your greatest fear, because you love your family and you love your friends and you love being a demon ninja. Even though you knew you had night ninja blood flowing in your veins, as far as you were concerned you were a demon ninja. However you would have nightmares from time to time about it
"Yeah, I remember you telling me about a few now that he mentions it" Tamao added
"But… this didn't feel like a dream, it was so vivid, so…clear" Suzu told them
"Some dreams can be like that, those are rare dreams, but think about it Suzu, we are deep within demon territory. No night ninjas have ever been this deep, maybe if we were a border town but even then, it's rare for them to attack us" Yokito told her trying to make her feel better
Suddenly Suzu's eyes shot wide open "then how do you explain them!" She said pointing towards three men dressed in night ninja uniforms
All three of them shot up and got into a defensive position "How is this possible? How could night ninja's be this deep within our borders?!" Yokito said still shocked
"And our masks are still with the rest of our stuff, we have been caught completely off guard!" Tamao added
"So these are demon ninjas?.. But they are just kids, and not very demon like" Naruto commented
"Yeah, that's what we thought when we first encountered them" Shikamaru told him. He wasted little time "Kagemane no Jutsu!" his shadow began expanding at extreme speed, it connected with Yokito's and Tamao's shadows however Suzu had quickly jumped away, Shikamaru continued to stretch the shadow but Suzu was too fast for it and it finally reached its limit
"That trick won't work on me twice Shikamaru!" Suzu told him with a grin
"Ino? Is that you?!" Shikamaru asked
"Ino? I don't know who that is…" Suzu answered
"Then how did you know Shikamaru's name?" Naruto asked
Suzu was actually at a lost, how did she know his name? "I…Don't know" She answered
"Shikamaru, could Ino have been lost?"
"I…I don't know, but if she was lost then the host would not be able to remember anything from Ino's memory, so how does she know who I am?"
"Is it possible that she just remembered your name from the time you attacked her?" Sai asked
"Yeah… If we can capture her and confirm that she remembers nothing else about Konoha, then we will know for sure" Shikamaru told them
"Leave it to me then, Shikamaru you keep these two occupied. Sai lookout for Shikamaru and I will capture this girl" Naruto said as he was about to launch his attack, however out of nowhere a ninja jumped onto Shikamaru's back sending him crashing to the ground and breaking his concentration as his shadow retracted
The new ninja that had used his back as a spring board landed in front of Suzu, he handed her her mask as well as Yokito's and Tamao's. All three of them slid them on as an aura began to emanate from all of them "No one gets to make fun of my sister except for me, no one gets to lay a finger on her except for me, and no one gets to threaten my sister, except for me!" the young ninja said in anger
"Nozomi?" Suzu asked
"The one and only" He answered
"But…Why would you defend me? I thought you hated me"
"…Don't ask me why, because in all honesty I don't know why. All I know is that these night ninjas are going to pay for even trying to harm you!" He said with a warm smile towards his sister; however he only did it because he knew she couldn't see it under his mask
"Well… This is unexpected" Shikamaru said as he got back up
"Aren't you supposed to plan for every situation?" Naruto asked with a grin as he teased his friend
"…How troublesome" Was all that Shikamaru could come up with, or rather he was too lazy to come up with anything else
Meanwhile Hiyori and Hamako had stopped to rest in the caves. Hamako was sleeping while Hiyori stood watch. She was having a hard time not to nod off but she had to stay awake. If the enemy somehow found them they could easily capture them in their sleep. Hiyori wondered how many hours had gone by, without the sun to tell the time there was no way of knowing. She did know this, she couldn't stay awake anymore. She went over to Hamako and nudged her "Hey, Hamako, wake up" she said softly
Hamako opened her eyes slowly, then suddenly she jumped letting out a small scream "oh… We are still in the caves… I was dreaming that we were back home in Konoha. We had successfully saved Hokage Sama and there was a great party in our honor, then you announced to us that we would be participating in the next chunin exams even though that we did not complete the required amount of missions, oh and you had finally told Toshiro that you loved him…"
"…What?... You seem to have a very overactive imagination… How do you come up with these things… Toshiro is a very good friend, anyway I can't stay awake anymore. It's your turn to stand watch while I get some rest" Hiyori told her
Hamako nodded, although she was dreading it. Even though Hiyori would be right there with her she was still afraid. But she knew that Hiyori was at her limit and if she didn't get sleep soon she would be unable to fight and they would quickly fall into the enemies hands "Alright sensei" she said as she sat up
Hiyori handed her the torch "Alright, if you hear anything…" Suddenly she began to remember how Hamako had taken up the habit of hearing and seeing things that weren't there "…Anything that is NOT from your imagination, then wake me… Please Hamako, you have to be brave for me, alright?" Hiyori said with a faint smile, she was trying her best not to collapse from exhaustion
"…Yes Sensei" Hamako answered
Hiyori laid down and closed her eyes and instantly fell asleep. Hamako was still sitting up, she tried to think of things to take her mind off their current situation. Like the dream she had just dreamt. Suddenly she heard some noise coming from the direction they were heading in. she flashed the torch in that direction, but she didn't see anything "Think happy thoughts… Think happy thoughts… Think happy thoughts, its only your imagination Hamako. Come on, you can do this, Sensei needs her rest" she began to hum to herself a song that her mother use to sing to her when she was a kid she suddenly thought she saw two red glowing eyes in the darkness, she shut her eyes and shoved her head in between her knees "It's just my imagination, oh my god… I am going crazy aren't I? Why can't I be as strong as Sensei? I am such a pain, I only cause trouble for her and she would be better off just leaving me behind!" Hamako told herself
Suddenly she heard a horrific howl and it sounded close. Was that her imagination as well? She heard something running towards them as the red eyes began to move towards them the howl got louder, Hiyori sat up "Stop making all that noise, I can't sleep" She told Hamako
"…Wait you can hear that?" Hamako asked
"If you're talking about the noise you have been making then yes, now please let me sleep"
"SENSEI! THAT WASN'T ME! SOMETHING IS COMING TOWARDS US!" Hamako screamed out "I AM NOT CRAZY! I AM NOT CRAZY!" She said with laughter
Hiyori quickly got to her feet, she was actually slightly disturbed that Hamako was laughing but there was no time for that as she reached for her Zanpakuto however when she got to her feet she almost collapsed instantly. As she passed out from exhaustion, she had pushed her body well beyond its limits, and it had decided to shut down on her
"Sensei?! SENSEI?!" Hamako screamed out trying to wake her as she shook her master, but Hiyori was unresponsive. She felt something breathing down her neck, she was afraid to turn around but she was the only one able to defend her sensei. She grabbed a Kunai and was about to turn around, but whatever it was gave her a kick powerful enough to send her crashing into the rocks causing large amounts of pain. Hamako was laying on the ground, every ounce of her body was aching but if she gave up now they were no better than dead and if she was going to die, she was going to die fighting
Hamako tried to get back to her feet, however the thing had already moved, it punched her once in the stomach, causing her to cough out blood. Her vision was starting to blur up and to make matters worse, she had dropped the torch. It was still lit, but with her vision fading, it was of little use. The thing lifted its knee, or leg, or whatever that was connecting with her jaw and it gave her a final blow as it punched her to the side of the head sending her flying to the ground. It was over, her vision was totally gone as she faded into unconsciousness
A group of demon ninja's walked in "Good work. Thanks to you, we were able to fallow their trail" The leader said to the thing
"I don't care, just get them to a processing center. I sense that even the small one will be an excellent source of power for my people" he said as he walked away into the darkness of the cave
"Yes master Grimmjow" The demon ninja's all grinned as they tied both of them up and began carrying them out "How lucky for us that these idiots would walk into the lair of the Espada" he said as they all laughed
End chapter 29
And thus ends yet an other chapter :) alright, let me make something clear right now, NO we are not going to be seeing any more of the Espada, there won't be this large and epic battle between them and Naruto's group, in all honesty, Naruto's team would be destroyed, they do not posses the man power required to take on the Espada, although i am sure Naruto could hold his own for a while and even take out some of the weaker Espada's along with the team, but in the end, he would fall, so why did i bring them into this last tiny part of the chapter? Simple really... I needed something to be in that cave, something strong, something powerful, something...devistating, and Grimmjow was all that and more! Also it would drag the story on in the wrong direction, i would like to remind everyone that there is something going on back home in Konoha that we still have to deal with ;)... Anyway uh...
Seems like the ANBU is starting to shape up, what will happen next? Ino? Suzu? Who is it? And will they be able to get away from Naruto's group? And Now that Hiyori and Hamako have been captured, is there any hope for them? will Windows 7 be as good as what everyone keeps telling me? Or will it be Windows Vista Jr? Will i be able to find a Naruto Costume and throw Kunais at my Manager?
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