Alright everyone, yes, i know, its been like almost 2 months since my last post, and yes i feel horrible about it :( and NO i haven't died, or been eaten by reindeer, i just decided to take a small break for the holidays, then i became a beta tester for Star Trek Online. an awesome game that i have been playing for way to much time, always putting off the next chapter to latter, and latter and latter, well latter came, and i still didn't work on the story :( so i told myself, alright, this sat, your going to sit down, your not going to do ANYTHING until you release a new chapter, and well i finally did it :) Its just under 3000 words, i hope you all enjoy it
Now for my reviewers, i noticed a decline in reviews, it makes me sad :( so please continue to review
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That is everyone, as i said, so few reviews :( i miss you guys! Please review again "sniff sniff" anyway, on with the story, i know you guys have been waiting for this, and here it is, i give you, CHAPTER 34!
Historical Bonds
Chapter 34
IN THE PAST
The sun was beginning to set, Danzo was panting heavily as he was on his back with Masaki's blade only inches from his forehead "You did better this time, you are learning quickly" Masaki said with a bright smile as he put away his blade and offered his hand to Danzo to help him up
"Thank you Sensei, but you are so fast, I don't believe that I will ever be able to defeat you" Danzo answered as he dusted himself off
"Danzo, your goal is not to defeat me, it's to become stronger so that you may one day be able to defend your home, your friends and loved ones. Power is nothing if you do not know how to use it, or have anyone to protect" Masaki explained "That is probably the most important part of all"
"I think I understand Sensei" Danzo answered causing Masaki to smile
"Well I think we're done for today, we can pick it up tomorrow"
Danzo nodded and bowed in respect of his master, suddenly they heard someone calling out to them
"Masaki! Hey Masaki! You're still here?" The voice asked
Masaki turned to see his beautiful Nami walk towards them, accompanied by a little girl that he had never seen before "Nami!" He responded as he held her "So who is this?" He asked motioning at Tsunade
"I am Tsunade, I am five years old and I like ice cream!" She answered gleefully causing Masaki to let out a chuckle
"She is the Hokage's granddaughter, he asked me to take care of her for a while, but that was this morning. He was suppose to have picked her up by now, but I can't find him" Nami explained to him
"We went to the doctor today, I asked him how babies are made, but he said I was too young. Everyone always say I am too young to do anything, you look like a nice person, can you teach me how to become a mommy just like Na…." But before she could finish her sentence Nami covers her mouth
"He doesn't know either Tsunade, so he wouldn't be able to answer you" Nami said quickly, both Danzo and Masaki just looked at each other
"Don't worry, I am sure you will learn soon" Masaki said with a smile
"Not from us she's not… And she almost spoiled my surprise for Masaki, that was a close one" Nami thought to herself "So are you boys done yet?" She asked to change the subject quickly
"Yeah, we were just about to head out actually" Masaki answered
"Good, because there are some things we need to talk about…" Nami told him nervously
"Alright then, so Danzo, I want to see you here at the same time right here tomorrow morning, understood?" Masaki told him
"Yes Sensei, I will be here!" He answered quickly
"Oh and one last thing, I would love to meet your parents"
"uh…" Danzo looked uneasy
"Masaki! Don't you remember, I read you his file right before we tested him, he lost his parents" Nami told him
Masaki felt horrible "I am sorry Danzo, I didn't mean to bring up a subject that must be hard for you, I completely forgot…" Masaki said remorsefully
"It's alright… I have been on my own for a long time, and Konoha takes good care of me. It's given me a home and food, I am fine" He said with a forced smile
Masaki could tell that he was lying about being fine, he could sense that the boy was lonely "Well… How would you like to come back home with us? Nami always make too much food for the both of us and I hate wasting food, so you would be more then welcome to have dinner with us, right Nami?" Masaki asked, hoping that Nami would be fine with the idea
Nami smiled, Masaki really had a big heart, even thought that they had never actually thrown anything out "Of course I don't mind" She answered "And since Hashirama is nowhere to be seen, I guess Tsunade is going to be joining us too" Nami added
"Are you sure? I don't want to be an inconvenience" Danzo said feeling embarrassed
"Nonsense, it is decided then, you will be coming home with us tonight" Masaki said with a large grin, the four of them began to walk towards Masaki's house, to the average person; they looked like a happy family walking home together
PRESENT TIME
Naruto and his team had successfully escaped the village patrols and were moving at high speeds through the forest, they were not out of danger yet. They could still run into a demon ninja patrol and with Suzu being tied up it was hard for her to keep her balance while jumping from tree branch to tree branch at such high speeds. Suddenly Suzu lost her balance and slipped, she was on a free fall and she was unable to recover with her hands being bound.
Just as she was about to hit the ground, Naruto quickly caught her "Are you alright?" He asked as the others joined him on the ground
"Yeah, I am alright; I just lost my balance…" She answered him
"Hokage Sama, we have to continue moving, they must have found out that you are gone by now, they will be sending out search parties" Toshiro told him
"I am slowing you guys down, I am sorry" Suzu said feeling responsible about their slow pace
"Don't worry about it" Naruto said with a warm smile
"Perhaps one of us should just carry her the rest of the way, we would be able to go faster" Itachi suggested "I volunteer for the task"
Suzu did not like the idea of being carried by Itachi, and somehow, Naruto had noticed it in her eyes "No, I will do it, I promised that I would protect her, that is if you don't mind" Naruto asked with a smile
Suzu blushed a bit, she actually felt safe in his arms, she just nodded trying to hide her blush.
Meanwhile back in the village, Yukito was walking around the village, still trying to figure out how to apologize to Suzu for their last conversation. Suddenly he heard the village alarm bell go off, he quickly began to run towards the town center to find out what was going on
"THE PRISONERS HAVE ESCAPED!" screamed one of the guards that Toshiro and Itachi had knocked out
"The prisoners are gone?" Yukito thought to himself, suddenly he felt a presence behind him, he turned around "Daiki?!" He asked surprised
"WHERE THE HELL WERE YOU!?" he screamed at him as he picked him up by the collar
Yukito was very confused "What are you talking about?! What happened?!" he asked him
"THEY TOOK MY LITTLE GIRL; THEY TOOK HER AWAY FROM ME!" Daiki said with streams of tears coming down from his cheeks
This was the first time that Yukito had ever seen Daiki cry "They took Suzu?!" He asked, to be sure he didn't misunderstand the situation
"YOU WERE SUPPOSE TO BE PROTECTING HER! WHERE WERE YOU?!" He said as he punched Yukito hard enough to send him flying to the ground
Blood began to drip from his mouth as he got back up, his team member… No, his love, had been kidnapped by merciless night ninja's who would more than likely abuse her and torture her. Just the thought of any harm coming to Suzu because he wasn't there to protect her caused him a great deal of pain "Daiki Sama… I swear to you on my life that I will NOT return to the village without her, I will rescue her, or die trying. This is a promise that I make to you" He said as he bowed his head before vanishing
"YOU BETTER BRING HER BACK!" He said as he fell down to his knees crying "My little baby girl….."
As Yukito exited the village, Tamao appeared beside him "Where do you think you're going without me?" She asked
"Tamao, I don't want you to come, these guys are really dangerous. This is my mission, I am going to bring Suzu back home"
"Hey, we are a team! You, Suzu and I. You two are my best friends, and I will be DAMMED if I just sit here and do nothing, I am coming with you whether you like it or not"
Yukito smiled "Thanks…"
Tamao Nodded as both of them began the pursuit of the escaped night ninja's
BACK IN THE PAST
Nami had begun cleaning up the table after they had eaten, Danzo suddenly got up "No please, allow me to help" He said with a smile as he took the plates
"Danzo, you are our guest, you don't need to do that" Nami told him
"It's alright, you have been so kind to me, I want to do it" He said as he took the plates to the sink and even began washing them
"He is a good boy" Masaki commented as Nami smiled
"Yeah, I really feel bad when I think that he has to go home to an empty house all alone" Nami told him
"Really? I kind of feel the same way… I was thinking, we have such a big house here with so many rooms… Maybe we could you know, invite him to stay with us. What do you think?" Masaki asked her
She smiled at him "You really do care about others don't you" She said as she held him tightly
"Yeah… And it's just I know how he feels, I lost my parents at a young age too. I had other family members there to take care of me of course but he has no one… And I keep thinking with the lives we live, if we were to ever have a child and god forbid something happened to us while he was still a kid, I would want someone to do the same for him or her" He admitted to her
Nami laid her head against his shoulder "Well I don't mind if he is alright with staying here… And Masaki there is something I have to tell you" But suddenly they are interrupted by a knock at the door
"I will get it" He said as he got up to open the door. He opened the door and it was Hashirama "Ah Hokage Sama, you must be here to pick little Tsunade up" Masaki said with a smile
Hashirama didn't answer right away, Masaki could tell something was wrong
"…Masaki, I am sorry for this…" He said with a sad face "do it…"
Suddenly four men surrounded Masaki, they were wearing the Konoha police emblems "I am sorry sir but you are going to have to come with us… Please do not resist" one of them stated as he bounded Masaki's hands who was offering no resistance
"Hokage Sama?! What's going on here?" Masaki asked
"… Namikaze Masaki, you are being charged with murdering foreign ninjas and trying to instigate a war between the Fire Nation and the newly formed Lighting nation" Hashirama said in a sad tone
"WHAT?!" Nami screamed out hearing the accusation "How the hell can you accuse him of that?! And when did this take place?" She demanded to know
"early this morning, a group of ninjas from the Lighting nation was patrolling their side of the borders, they were suddenly attacked by something they described as a yellow blur or flash, it instantly killed two of them. When the target stopped, they got a good look at him, he had blonde hair, blue eyes and a white cloak with black flames. The target was wielding a blade described precisely like this one" Hashirama said pointing at Masaki's blade that the Konohan officers had removed from Masaki's possession "He then disappeared in a flash back into our side of the borders, their leader is demanding justice"
"But that's impossible; Konoha is days away from any of our borders!" Nami stated in disbelief
"Nami, you know as well as I do that Masaki has the speed required to pull this off… Thought I do not believe he would be the type to do something like this… I fought for him during the council meeting, that's why it took so long. But the evidence is against him, I have no choice but to have him arrested or risk a diplomatic incident that may drag us into war. I am sorry, but my hands are tied" He said sadly
"Hokage Sama, I apologize for listening in but my master could not have done this crime, because Masaki sensei has spent the entire day training me. We have been up since before the sun even rose this morning up until it began to set this evening. There are also many witnesses who could testify to this as we went to eat ramen at the local restaurant" Danzo said as he joined them "Also, my master is not sloppy, if he would have done such an attack he wouldn't have left any survivors, it just wouldn't make any sense unless he wanted them to report back"
Hashirama looked at the young boy and smiled "Remove those restraints!" he ordered, the officers did as they were told "I will return to the council with this new information. Masaki, I am very sorry for this, I knew you were not the one responsible for those actions" Hashirama said feeling much better knowing that he had proof of Masaki's innocence
"See, I told you it couldn't be him!" Nami said as she held onto Masaki's arm tightly, afraid of losing him
"And I swear to you that it wasn't me….. But that would mean someone is trying to frame me, but why?"
"Someone who wants to see Konoha at war, and a good man put away. We will get to the bottom of this Masaki" Hashirama answered him
A little figure walked into the background, she was yawning and rubbing her eyes "Grandpa? GRANDPA!" she said as she ran into his arms
"Oh my little girl, have you been good for Nami?" He asked her as he held her tightly
"Yeah, we went to the doctor, and he gave me a lollypop, then Nami took me out for ice cream then we played together then went to find Masaki. He was really dirty, so was that boy, I guess they must have played all day long, then we came here and washed up and Nami served us a great meal. It was really good, she is really nice, I like her" She said all within a few seconds as she smiled happily
"Well, it sounds like you had a good day" He said as he nudged her nose with his own "Nami, I hate to ask this of you but could you take care of her just a while longer? Her parents are not yet back and I need to get back to the council to clear Masaki's name" He told her
"Yeah of course, she can even spend the night, would you like that?" Nami said with a smile
"YEAH!" Tsunade answered with a bright smile
"Then its settled, you stay here with Nami and I will come pick you up tomorrow" Hashirama said as he set her down "And Masaki, I want to apologize again, never did I ever think it was you" Hashirama said feeling horrible about almost arresting Masaki
"It's alright, you had no choice. Let's just find the real culprit and clear my name once and for all"
"Indeed my friend, indeed" Hashirama said as he left with the police force members
Hashirama shut the door, he was still in shock about almost being falsely arrested and that someone would actually frame him, he smiled at Danzo "Thanks for standing up for me" He told him
"I only told them the truth Sensei, I wasn't going to just stand by and let them take you away" He said with a smile
"Still, thanks, look, me and Nami were talking about it right before all this happened and, well... We would like for you to stay here with us, we know we aren't your real parents but I would still like to give you a home. We have plenty of room here so it wouldn't be a bother at all. And Nami could use the company whenever I go off on long missions… Well that is, only if you want to" Masaki told him
Danzo was almost speechless, he never thought that anyone would ever offer him a place to stay, he had just accepted the fact that he was an orphan, an outsider "I don't know what to say…"
"Say yes" Nami said with a smile
"Then, yes!" Danzo answered with a smile of his own
End chapter 34
Well that's another chapter done, i expect to be back on a regular release schedule, or going to try and be anyway, i hope you guys enjoyed the chapter
Who Framed Masaki? Will there be war with lightning? Will Yukito catch up with Naruto, and what will happen if he does? Will winter EVER go away? cause i am tired of shoveling snow, i want to set up explosives and have New Brunswick break off from the rest of Canada, so we can then move it to the Caribbeans, and we can be Canada's Hawaii and i would have to NEVER shovel snow ever again...Nova Scotia can come too i guess :P
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