Hey everyone, its Sunday... And what comes on Sunday?...Other then Church "for you religious people :P" That's right, its a new chapter!
I want to first begin by saying that i am surprised, even shocked... This chapter is 9k words long, its the second longest chapter, i just began typing and i couldn't stop, its like my fingers had a life of their own... DO NOT EXPECT THIS TO BECOME NORMAL... i don't want you guys to think that from now on my chapters will be between 8k and 15k :P i am sure that i will be back to 4k-6k chapters before long
Now for my reviewers...Wow i had a lot, don't know if its due to how long the chapter was, or if it was just a coincidence, but well i am happy either way :D Maybe that's why i was so motivated with this long chapter...Anyway :D
Slop Doggy - Thanks for the review, indeed it was a long chapter, so is this one... :D hope you enjoy
Azazel Kingetsu A.K.A Aza-chan - Thanks for the review, indeed, it will be nice to see what will happen once they get back home
Delran - Thanks for the review, i do have problems with the your/you're but i think i am getting better at it, its just stuff that i don't think of when i am typing, i will try to find those errors, thought i am impressed that that's all there was lol, as for Tobirama, there is a reason why i did it that way, yeah i know that i want to try to be as cannon as possible, but i am trying to make a point, up until now every single Hokage has been killed by Madara... you say the third was killed by Orochimaru? Perhaps he was...Perhaps he wasn't ;) also every single Namikaze has been killed by Madara as well, so Naruto is both a Namikaze AND the current Hokage... get where i am going now? :P
RairyuuBlade - Thanks for the review, yes it was long, and so is this one :P 9k is long for me lol...
xzavx - Thanks for the review, i hate Mr Ziggles "God praise John Morison for that nickname" now that he has paired up with "EXCUUUUUUUUUUUUSE ME...LOOK AT ME... I AM UGGLY AND EVERYONE HAAAAAAAAAAATES ME YET I PRETEND TO BE A COUGAR...ROAR!"...anyway :P Other then how he died, what happened with Danzo was actually cannon, in the real Naruto story both Danzo and Hiruzen were rivals like Naruto and Sasuke are, Danzo hated how Hiruzen was chosen instead of him and he began hating him for it, he proves that when they pick the sixth Hokage, they consider Naruto for a moment "arg its been so long since i read the chapter i think it was Naruto...Yes i know as a Naruto fan i should know this, but i am to lazy to go re-read the chapter" They say since he was the pupil of Jiraiya and since Jiraiya was a pupil of the third "aka Hiruzen" he would be a good choice, but Danzo shoots down the idea in favor of himself, saying that the teachings of the third Hokage got Konoha in the mess it is in pointing blaming the current condition on Tsunade "another pupil of Hiruzen" So anyway that's why that happened in my story :)
SwitchMagic - Thanks for the review, and nothing makes me happier then to know i have a new reader, i hope that you continue to enjoy the story :D
Akenshi - Thanks for the review, I was using the past to explain the history of Konoha, since we are given so little about the history, i thought it would be interesting to make some of it up and try to bridge it to the current times, but it was indeed dragging on and i had to end it in favor of the upcoming story arc, so i hope that you find the story more enjoyable now :D
Angel Ride - Thanks for the review, and lol, i LOVE ice cream... Every Saturday during the summer me and my family go out for a cone, rain or shine :D anyway i am happy to know that you love my story, i hope that you continue to enjoy it
quintupledots915 - Thanks for the review, yes i have had people who said they really enjoyed it, i actually added a bit afterward about Konohamaru, some people may have missed it, thought you didn't since your the last reviewer :P
Wow 9, i haven't had 9 reviews for one chapter since SoB :D please keep them coming guys!
This is a warning about this chapter, i know i said that by chapter 45 we would be back in Konoha, but ideas for this chapter just kept flowing in and well it turned into a Konohamaru/Yuki chapter, there is still one last thing after this that needs to happen before they get back home, so by the END of 45 they should be home and 46 is when the chaos should begin... So please don't expect any action in this chapter, its basically a uh... Filler chapter maybe? :P so i hope your not too disapointed
Historical Bonds
Chapter 44
Naruto and his group were nearing the port city that they had docked at when they first arrived "Rukia, I have been thinking, what are you going to say to Master Aida about our disappearance?" Naruto asked her
"Easy, we will just tell him that on our way back home we were all attacked by a surprise demon squad who thought that two captains alone with only two apprentices would be too good a chance to pass up, you will both valiantly sacrifice yourselves to save us as you are captured instead, you will be viewed as heroes and Master Aida will more than likely add your names to the honored list of fallen ninja's" She explained
"I see…" Naruto kind of felt bad about having to deceive him like that, but it's not like they had any choice. If the truth was ever truly found out, both Rukia and Yoruichi would be branded traitors for helping a former enemy, they would more than likely be stripped of their rank and be executed
The city was lively with the citizens going about their daily lives, their ship was still where they had left it. Toshiro was relieved, their mission was almost over "Rukia, I have one final favor to ask you" Toshiro said turning to her
"What is it?"
"We used up a lot of our supplies making the trip here, having unexpected crew join us during the trip didn't help things either" Toshiro said glancing at Hamako, Jun and Kanji who tried to avoid eye contact with him
"So you want me to help restock your ship for your voyage?" Toshiro nodded "You know Toshiro, you're lucky that your such a cute little brother, asking so much out of your big sisters like that without giving anything in return" She said as she grinned, then without warning she grabbed him by the neck forcing him to learn forward slightly and she began to forcefully rub her knuckle against his head, Naruto almost went for his blade instinctively but he realized that she was giving Toshiro a nooggie. It actually made him smile a bit, she really did love him like a sister loved a brother he thought to himself. Even though they weren't related by blood, however he could relate to her exactly with his own feelings towards Konohamaru, she finally released him from her death grip as she let out a small giggle while Toshiro pretended to be less than impressed, yet he could see a small smile hiding behind that serious face that he always hid behind "Alright, I will make sure that you get all the supplies you need for your trip back home"
"Rukia, you spoil him you know" Yoruichi told her
"That's what big sisters are for, that and to tease" She said proudly "Just give me an hour or so, I will be back" She said as she walked away
Toshiro did feel bad deep down inside, he felt like he was using both Rukia and Yoruichi. It's not like he would ever have a chance to repay them, they had put their status as captains, no their lives on the line for him, yet he would probably never see them after today probably for the rest of his life and that made him feel like he was simply taking advantage of them "Hey Yoruichi… Do you hate me for what I am doing?" He asked her
Yoruichi was kind of surprised "What are you talking about Toshiro?" She asked him
"I am asking so much from both you and Rukia… You are both helping me knowing that I will never be able to repay you for all that you have done"
Yoruichi gave him a faint smile "I may not be as eccentric as Rukia about it, but she was right when she said that a big sisters job is to help out their little brother. I know that you will be leaving, and I even know that the odds of ever seeing you again are very low, and yet even knowing all that I would help you without giving it a second though. You would have done the same back when you were a captain with us" Those words made Toshiro blush a bit, he really had great friends… No they were more than friends, they were his family
Without warning Toshiro hugged her tightly "Thanks Yoruichi…"
This caught Yoruichi by surprise, Toshiro wasn't one for showing any emotions easily, and nether was she for that matter. It was a trait that most captains shared, even Rukia whenever she wasn't in the presence of herself or Toshiro and maybe her vice captain, had a cold emotionless face "Hey… Stop that…" She told him without really trying to push him away, deep down she didn't mind it. She let out a sigh "You really are a bothersome little brother aren't you" She said with a warm smile as she finally gave in and hugged him back
Konohamaru used this time to sneak away from the group, he looked around for someone specific. Someone they had seen on their very first day, he finally found her
"Hello sir Ninja, how may I help you today?" The young girl said with a bright smile that was infectious
Konohamaru smiled back "Yeah, I would like to buy a flower" He answered her
"Oh, is it for your girlfriend?" The girl inquired
Konohamaru blushed a bit "Yeah…" Was his only response
"Oh so cute, your blushing!" She said teasing him "She is a lucky girl, you're pretty cute, and you're thinking of her. Not many guys your age are this thoughtful, actually not many guys period are this thoughtful" She added
Konohamaru was remembering something that Toshiro said when they first arrived, most of the people in this city may be civilians but that each and every one of them were trained ninja's that could defend the city if they had too. He even said that this girl was more than likely a trained assassin, but it was hard to believe when she was smiling so brightly and being so bubbly
Yuki was walking by when she saw him talking with the flower girl, she instantly clenched her fist "He is at it again? I can't believe he is openly flirting with other women… You're going to pay Konohamaru for breaking my heart like this, oh you're going to pay alright" She said to herself as she walked away
Konohamaru continued to talk with the flower girl, unaware that he had been spotted by Yuki "So what kind of flower do you want" The flower girl asked him with her usual bubbly tone
"I don't know… What kind of flowers does a guy get to say he is sorry, yet has no idea what he is sorry for?...Well I guess her favorite flowers are yellow tulips…"
"So you did something wrong huh? I am sure that she will get over it, after all you seem like a sweet and sensitive guy. Here you go, one yellow tulip" She handed him the flower
Konohamaru took it as he dug in his pocket for money, it was everything he had left over from his dealings back in the capital city. He handed it all over to the flower girl, it's not like he was ever going to have any use for it anyway "Here you go, keep the change" He said with a smile
The girl's eyes widen "This… This… This is too much! I can't accept all this!" She answered
"It's alright I don't mind, you were very kind to me so I feel like thanking you" Konohamaru told her as he was about to walk away
"WAIT!" She suddenly said grabbing his arm
Konohamaru stopped and turned back to face her "Huh?"
"No, I can't just let you walk away like that… I would feel guilty, please give me one moment" She said as she grabbed the flower from his hand. She ran into the little shop behind her and a few moments later she came back out with a full bouquet of yellow tulips; however she had also added other types of flowers and other colors. She had wrapped it in a special wrapping that only added to the beauty of the flowers, she also had an empty vase "There, this is much better. Once you give her the flowers, have her put them in this vase. Its large enough for all of the flowers and its color will also go well with the flowers" her smile was even brighter than before
Konohamaru was speechless, the flowers were truly remarkable "Are you sure this is alright?..." He asked her
"Of course I am, if you ever need anything else, don't hesitate to come see me, maybe we could even hang out sometime, I could even meet that lucky girl of yours" She said with a wink
Konohamaru blushed once more "Uh… Well you see I don't really come here often… I am just passing by and…" Toshiro could see that the girls smile was slowly fading away "But… I guess the next time I come I can drop by and see you" It was a lie of course, but he wanted to say anything to return that smile to her face
"Really? Well I hope that its soon then" As Konohamaru had hoped, she was back to her smiling self "My name is Aeka, Nauo Aeka"
"I am Konohamaru, Sarutobi Konohamaru" He answered back
"That's a cute name, it suites you"
"Thanks… I have to get going now, thanks Aeka" He said as he smiled before walking away
Just over an hour latter Rukia had returned. She had arranged for the ship to be resupplied with meat, wheat, bread and many other things including fresh water. The rest of the team had begun preparing the ship for its long voyage home. Naruto and Toshiro were the only ones standing on the loading dock with Rukia and Yoruichi "I want to thank you both for everything you have done for me and my people. I wish there was some way that I could repay you" Naruto told them
"There is" Rukia simply answered "Keep an eye on Toshiro for us, he acts like he is strong and independent, yet he is still a kid that needs guidance and protection, and since we can't do that, please do it in our place" Rukia said with a bright smile
"And make sure he drinks his milk, he still has a lot of growing to do" Yoruichi added
"HEY!" Toshiro said obviously not agreeing with either of the statements
Naruto smiled "Yeah, don't worry I will take good care of him" Naruto said bowing in respect
"Take care Toshiro" Yoruichi said as she walked away from the loading area
Rukia on the other hand stayed, as if she was waiting for something "Uh Rukia?" Toshiro asked, she began to make coughing noises that only served to confused him even more
"I heard that you gave Yoruichi a hug, I am waiting for mine!" She finally told him, fed up with waiting for him to get the hint
Toshiro blushed slightly once more "You don't deserve a hug! I am still feeling the effects of the last time we made physical contact!" He said as he rubbed his head lightly, although deep down inside he wanted to hug her; however he wasn't going to give in so easily to her! Not after that nooggie. Suddenly a small tear began to appear in the corner of Rukia's eye, Toshiro began to instantly feel horrible, he let out a small sigh and hugged her tightly
Rukia instantly grinned "You're so easy to manipulate" She said with a grin as she hugged back
"You know… I hate you sometimes" Was all he could respond
"I love you too little brother" She said with a smirk
They finally let go of each other and Rukia left the docking area, while her back is turned she lets out some real tears as she joined Yoruichi who was waiting for her
Toshiro was also sad but it was time to go "The supplies have been secured, we are ready to get under way" Toshiro informed Naruto
"Good, take us home Toshiro" He ordered
"Release all moorings, raise the anchor and lower the main sails!" Toshiro ordered
Everyone scattered, they all knew what they had to do and before long the moorings had been released, the anchor had been raised and most of the crew were helping to lower the main sail, as the wind began to blow through them, the large ship slowly began to leave the dock
Rukia and Yoruichi stared as the ship left the harbor "You know… This is our last chance to stop them… This is our last chance to stop three of our legendary blades from leaving…" Yoruichi commented
"I know…" Was all that Rukia could answer
"…So we're just going to let them go huh?" Yoruichi added
"Yeah…" It was a short and simple answer, but Rukia didn't feel like it was the wrong decision. There were no doubts that the blades were with the rightful partners "Good bye…Little Brother" was all that she could think of as she used her white cloak to wipe away some of her tears
A few hours had passed since they had left the port city, they were still in night controlled waters but they were essentially in the clear
Yuki hadn't taken her eyes off of Konohamaru for a second. She was holding her anger in, thinking of what she would do to him once they were out on the open ocean. And the rest of the crew knew that it was only a matter of time before she exploded, Konohamaru seemed oblivious to it thought. He was securing one of the sails that had gotten a bit loose when Yuki came up behind him. He quickly tied a new knot and turned around, he almost froze instantly when he saw Yuki's angry face "…Is there something wrong Yuki?" He asked her, a stupid question since there obviously was something wrong however, he couldn't think of anything else to say
"Wrong? Oh no, there is absolutely nothing wrong, what would make you think that there is anything wrong? WELL?" She asked him
"Yuki… You're beginning to scare me" He said actually fearing what Yuki would do next
"GOOD! That's what I was going for! So, did you enjoy yourself? Was she good to you? Did she make you happy?" Yuki began interrogating him
"What?..." Konohamaru was absolutely clueless
"How many of them did you fool around with while I wasn't looking huh? WELL ANSWER ME!" She said as Konohamaru's back was up against the main mass
"Yuki, I don't understand what you're saying!" Konohamaru was truly clueless
"You know what? YOU'RE REALLY BEGINNING TO PISS ME OFF! You pretend like you don't know what I am talking about, or is it that you're so naive as to think I wouldn't find out about it?"
It was Konohamaru's turn to become irritated "BACK OFF YUKI! I don't know what your accusing me of, and frankly your attitude as of late is starting to get on my nerves! If you are accusing me of something THEN STOP BEATING AROUND THE BUSH AND ACCUSE ME ALREADY!"
Yuki was actually surprised, Konohamaru had never screamed at her. Then again they had never been in such a tense situation as this before either, but Yuki wasn't going to back off so easily "I KNOW YOUR CHEATING ON ME!" She finally screamed out
Konohamaru was shocked, his jaw was wide open "Cheating on her?... What? When? With who?" was all that he could think of
"That's right, I know all about it, everyone says that when I disappeared so did you. No one saw or heard from you for two days, you came home late at night went to bed and the next morning you left and only came back late at night once more. Not even concerned about the fact that I was missing, for all you knew I could have been killed! Although I was captured which is almost as bad… I was really upset with you over that, but then I calmed down and figured maybe I was wrong, maybe I am allowing my emotions to get the best of me and that I would just sit down and talk to you about it... But then I saw you with my own eyes! I SAW YOU FLIRTING WITH ANOTHER GIRL!" She said with anger
Konohamaru was shocked "Yuki… I wasn't cheating on you; I have a good explanation for where I was during that time" Suddenly something fell out of his pocket and onto the deck
"What's this? A present from one of your conquests?" Yuki said as she picked up the small box "Well this is what I think of your stupid lies!" She threw the box overboard
Konohamaru was shocked, but his eyes stayed glued to the box. He had seen where it landed and without giving it a second thought he jumped overboard into the cold ocean to retrieve it "I have to get to it before it sinks!" He thought to himself
Yuki had decided that she had seen enough and wanted to be alone. Hanabi was at the entrance to the lower deck, she had witness the entire thing while everyone else had decided it would be best to stay clear "Hey Yuki, that was going a bit too far don't you think?" She confronted her
"Hanabi, get out of my way, I just want to be alone" She said as she pushed her aside
Hanabi had no intentions of holding her back, she had other things to worry about. Like making sure Konohamaru got back safely on board. She ran to the edge of the ship where Konohamaru had jumped off, she could see bubbles flowing to the surface, he must have dove underwater
Konohamaru was unable to reach the box before it could sink, he was desperately trying to find it in the darkness of the water "Where is it… Where is it!" he kept on thinking. He was running out of time as his body was telling him he needed some air, but Konohamaru was ignoring it. He continued to dive deeper, that's when he saw it. He was almost there, his finger tips could feel the edges of the box. He gave one final big push, his hands wrap around the box. He quickly shoved it into his pocket, he looked up and he could barely see the light from the sun. He was much deeper then he first thought, he began to swim as fast as he could, but his vision slowly began to fade as the lack of oxygen was pushing his body to the limits, then he let go as his body demanded oxygen. He opened his mouth but all he got was a mouth full of water "This is it… This is how I die? I… I know you still hate me Yuki but I love you…" Were his last thoughts as his conciseness slipped away
On the ship Hanabi had noticed that the bubbles had stopped "Konohamaru…" She dove into the ocean, she had to save him and whether or not he had cheated on Yuki was irrelevant to her right now, not when his life was in danger. She finally spotted him, his eyes were shut and he was slowly drifting downwards. She grabbed his arm and swam as fast as she could back to the surface. She used her chakra to climb up the ship's hull, she laid him down on the deck. She knew that he would need mouth to mouth since he was obviously in the middle of drowning. She didn't even give it a second thought, she plugged his nose and locked her lips to his and began giving him oxygen, she knew what she was doing since she was the team medic. She pressed on his chest multiple times before returning to his mouth, she repeated the process several times but she wasn't getting any response "come on Konohamaru, fight back, don't die like this!" She cried out as she continued the process
Finally a large amount of water began to gush out of Konohamaru's mouth as he began to cough, his lungs desperately gasping for air. He slowly opened his eyes as his vision was still blurry "Hanabi?...What happened?"
Hanabi held him tightly in her arms as tears of joy began to drip down her face "You idiot! You almost drowned for a stupid little box! Had I been a few seconds to late, I may not have been able to bring you back in time" She cried out
"I… I am sorry but I couldn't lose that box"
"What's so important about that box anyway?" She asked him
Konohamaru took it out of his pocket and opened it, inside was a silver chain with a little locket. The name Yuki was engraved on it, Konohamaru opened the locket inside was a picture of their team, Naruto was in the back smiling with his arms wrapped around both Konohamaru and Yuki while Hanabi was on one knee in the middle. They looked very happy "It's the team picture we took shortly before Naruto Nii-San became ill…" He explained
"It's beautiful… When did you get this?... Wait all that time you were missing…"
Konohamaru nodded "Yeah, I didn't have any money to get her anything so I got a job, I worked really hard and made more money than I thought I would… So I wanted to get her something special… Actually I am surprised the picture didn't get ruined after being in the water"
"The inside of the box seems dry, I guess its water proof" Hanabi told him "But then that means Yuki had it all wrong… You have to explain it to her"
"I… I don't know if I can… Hanabi she accused me of the worst possible thing that you can accuse someone of... I would never cheat on her… But if she can't even trust me then what does that say about our relationship? I am not really sure I can forgive her for this… She didn't even let me say a single word and then when she threw the necklace in the water it was as if she threw my heart out with it" Konohamaru said as he laid soaked on the deck of the ship staring up at the clouds
"Konohamaru… Do you love her?" Hanabi asked directly
"Yes, of course I do… But if she can't trust me to be faithful…" But Hanabi cut him off
"Look, don't make any decisions yet, let me speak to her alright? Just wait here" She asked him, he simply nodded as he allowed the warm sun to slowly dry his soaked body
Hanabi quickly ran back towards the entrance to the lower decks. On her way down she bumped into Naruto "Hanabi, your soaking wet, are you alright? What happened?" He asked
"Naruto Sensei… Yes I am fine, look I will explain latter but I would like to ask you if you could refrain from going on the deck, and keep anyone else from going up as well" Hanabi asked him
"Does this have anything to do with Konohamaru and Yuki?" He asked her
"Yes Sensei, actually their relationship is in danger falling apart over a misunderstanding… And if that happens you can bet that our team will also fall apart because of it" Hanabi explained
Naruto knew that Yuki meant the world to Konohamaru, just as Sakura does to him and he also loved his own team. If he could do anything to help them keep it from breaking up he was going to do it "You got it then, I will make it an order that no one is to go on the deck until you come tell us it's alright" Naruto said with a smile
"Thank you Naruto Sensei" Hanabi quickly bowed and ran towards the lower decks where Yuki's room was located, she could hear Yuki crying from behind the door "That's good, that means she still cares... But how do I approach her… if I go in to soft she will just kick me right out of her room… No when dealing with Yuki, you have to fight fire with fire" Hanabi took a few deep breaths, when she felt ready she literally kicked the door open and stormed into the room
Yuki was genuinely shocked and surprised "Hanabi? What the hell?"
"YUKI! WE NEED TO TALK!" Hanabi shouted determine not to let Yuki intimidate her
"Hanabi I already told you, I don't want to deal with you, or anyone else right now so get out of my room" Yuki said annoyed
But Hanabi stood her ground "YOU SHUT THE HELL UP AND LISTEN TO ME, KONOHAMARU ALMOST DROWNED BACK THERE AND ALL YOU CAN DO IS SULK HERE ALONE?" she continued
Yuki was beginning to get annoyed "WHAT THE HELL DO YOU KNOW? DO YOU KNOW HOW IT FEELS TO BE CHEATED ON? DO YOU KNOW HOW IT FEELS TO GIVE SOMEONE YOUR HEART AND TO HAVE IT RIPPED TO SHREDS! SHUT THE HELL UP AND GET OUT OF MY ROOM RIGHT NOW BEFORE I THROW YOU OUT MYSELF! JUST BECAUSE WE ARE ON THE SAME TEAM DOESN'T MEAN THAT I AM GOING TO HOLD BACK ON YOU BITCH!" Yuki said as she grabbed a Kunai and was ready to launch an attack on Hanabi at any moment
"NO I DON'T KNOW HOW IT FEELS, BUT HERE IS A NEWS FLASH FOR YOU, NEITHER DO YOU! THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS HAD THEIR HEARTS RIPPED TO SHREDS IS KONOHAMARU" Hanabi answered quickly causing Yuki to pause for a moment
"I SAW HIM WITH MY OWN EYES! HE WAS FLIRTING WITH SOME GIRL! AND WHERE DO YOU THINK HE WAS DURING ALL THAT TIME WHEN I WAS GONE?" Yuki asked
"I DOUBT THAT WHAT YOU SAW WAS HIM FLIRTING! ARE YOU SAYING THAT EVERY TIME HE SPEAKS TO A GIRL WHILE YOUR NOT AROUND HE IS FLIRTING? DO YOU DISTRUST HIM SO MUCH? AND DID YOU EVEN ASK HIM WHERE HE WAS OR WHAT HE WAS DOING DURING THAT TIME? OH I BET YOU DID I GUESS THE BETTER QUESTION WOULD BE, DID YOU LET HIM TALK AT ALL? YUKI KONOHAMARU LOVES YOU TO DEATH YET YOU DON'T TRUST HIM MORE! DID YOU ALLOW HIM TO DEFEND HIMSELF WHEN YOU ACCUSED HIM OF BEING A CHEATER? WHO IS THE REAL BAD GUY HERE? THINK ABOUT IT, IF YOU ARE SO AFRAID OF BEING WRONG BY NOT ALLOWING HIM TO DEFEND HIMSELF THEN YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU DON'T DESERVE HIM! YOU DON'T DESERVE ANYONE! KONOHAMARU IS LAYING DOWN ON THE DECK WITH A BROKEN HEART, I THOUGHT THAT PERHAPS IF I CAME DOWN AND TALKED WITH YOU I COULD GET YOU TO HEAR HIM OUT, BUT I CAN SEE THAT YOUR JUST A PIG HEADED BITCH, IF YOUR THAT DETERMINE TO BE ALONE, THEN BE ALONE!" With that said Hanabi turned around and left the room
Yuki was fuming mad she threw her Kunai at Hanabi but it was too late as it hit the door, she let out a scream of anger and frustration. She then fell down to her knees as her emotions were getting the best of her
Hanabi had run off to hide in another room, her heart was pounding. She was the quiet one of the team, she barely raised her voice unless she was mad, and it didn't happen often. Although she was more outspoken then her sister Hinata and less shy and more confident in her skills, she was still a Hyuga "Come on Yuki… The rest is up to you now. I know you still love him and he loves you" she said softly to herself
Yuki had broken up into tears, Hanabi had shocked her in more ways than one. Why didn't she allow Konohamaru to say a single word? Was it because she was afraid that he would confirm her fears? But did that mean that she had no trust in Konohamaru? Why was she acting this way? And did he really come close to drowning because of her? But why did he jump in after that box anyway? "Maybe Hanabi is right… Maybe I jumped to the wrong conclusion too fast… I have to speak with him seriously, calmly without my emotions getting in the way. Yes he deserves a chance to explain things" Yuki had made up her mind, she wanted the truth, weather she was right or wrong, she wanted to know his side of the story
Konohamaru hadn't moved, the wood beneath him had begun to soak up the water from his body, yet he was still soaked himself. Even with the sun shining brightly on him, he heard someone approaching but he paid little attention. He didn't care about anything right now, all he knew was that his heart was hurting, and he didn't know what to do about it
Yuki saw him just laying on the deck, she began to fear talking to him "What if Hanabi is right? What if I got it all wrong? How could I live with myself after what I did? Would he be able to forgive me?" she began to have cold feet. Suddenly the though of Konohamaru being innocent was worst then him being a cheater. She wanted to run away. Her, the fearless hot headed girl of the team wanted to run away "Yuki, stop being a coward! This is your mess… And even if we end up breaking up, at least we have to clear things up; we still have to live as a team after all…" Yuki took a deep breath and walked over to Konohamaru "…Hey… I am sorry for throwing that box into the ocean, it was childish of me, I didn't know it meant so much to you" But Konohamaru didn't move nor respond, it made Yuki feel uncomfortable
Konohamaru wasn't staying silent in an attempt to hurt Yuki, truth was that he was deep into thought, he was trying to figure out why Yuki could believe him to be a cheater in the first place. Se slowly sat up as the water dripped from his hair, he was now staring at her
"…I guess you have a right to be mad with me, I acted like a complete idiot… No that's not the right word… I acted like a complete out of control jealous bitch… Yeah that sounds more like me…" She said sadly
"Can I ask you a question?" He suddenly spoke up, Yuki was nervous, but she nodded "What gave you the idea that I would EVER be cheating on you?" Konohamaru got strait to the point
Yuki had to actually think about it for a bit "…When we came back from Naruto's Sensei's training I asked where you were, I wanted so much to see you and I figured you would have been worried sick about me… Then Toshiro and the others said that you had not been around, so Rukia said that maybe you had found a cute girl and that boys your age do that kind of stuff. And now that I think back on it, I believe she was just joking around, nor was she probably aware of our relationship but I began to fear that it could be true, I began to fear losing you. I began to imagine you in the arms of another girl, I was afraid Konohamaru… What if it turned out to be true? What else would you be doing all alone for days?"
Konohamaru let out a sigh; he hadn't realized that Yuki was so emotionally fragile. Was he being a bit too hard on her? She seemed to be spilling her heart out in front of him trying to get a response yet he seemed to be giving her the cold shoulder, at least she is trying to make things right "First of all I want to say that I did NOT cheat on you, I would never dream of cheating on you, you want to know what I did during those two days? I can tell you" He told her
*FLASHBACK*
Konohamaru was laying in bed after his evening with Yuki "Window shopping can be fun I guess" He thought as he remembered Yuki's smiling face "She really liked that dress, if only there was a way that I could get it for her, I bet that would make her really happy" Konohamaru thought to himself as he slowly drifted into slumber
The next morning he woke up early, the base was quiet. There were still many people of the seventh division walking around, this place was operational twenty four seven. He saw Yuki walking his way "Hey Yuki Chan!" Konohamaru said cheerfully, but to his surprise he didn't get a reaction from her, she simply left through the front door without saying a single word to him or anyone else "That was odd… Maybe she is upset about something? Maybe she wishes she could buy that dress… Hurm, then I guess I have little choice, I am going to get it for her!" He said triumphantly
Konohamaru quickly ate his breakfast and ran out of the door, he had a mission and a goal. He walked into the shop where Yuki had seen the dress, the sale clerk greeted him with a smile "Ah Welcome to my humble shop master ninja, it is always an honor to serve our great military"
He made it into the shop, but he was unsure as of how to proceed from there. Well I guess there was only way thing he could do "Sir, I would like to purchase that dress in the window for my girlfriend, however you see I am only an academy student and they don't exactly pay us. We are fed and have a place to sleep but that is about it, you see my girl saw this dress yesterday and fell in love with it however we are both students so neither of us have the money. Sir I ask you if I could please work to make enough money to buy that dress for her, it would mean the world to her and I will do ANYTHING you ask of me, and I mean ANYTHING… short of it being illegal of course" Konohamaru said bowing and hoping that the man would accept
The shop clerk was shocked yet he was moved by Konohamaru's wishes to make his girl happy "Boy, you have a really good heart, and even thought you're only an academy student I can tell that you will become a great ninja one day, I like you boy. Tell you what, my wife has been nagging me to get some yard work done but I have to mind the shop so I just don't have the time"
"So you want me to do the yard work for you? Sure I can do that!" Konohamaru said with a smile
"No no my boy, my wife would get mad at me, she would call me a lazy good for nothing if I got other people to do my chores for me. No, I want you to mind the shop for a few hours so that I can finish doing them"
"You want me to mind the shop? Alone? But I mean you hardly know me…" Konohamaru said surprised
"You are a night ninja academy student, you have a big heart and you care for your girl and I can tell that you are an honest lad just by looking at you, that's all I really need to know. Do this for me and the dress is yours" The man said with a smile
"You have yourself a deal!" Konohamaru was excited, this had turned out better than he had expected
The man showed Konohamaru how to work the register and gave him the key to the safe in the back in the event he needed change or had a big sale that had to be put in the safe "If there is anything you can't handle just tell them to come back tomorrow and I will take care of it" The man gave his final instructions "Good luck" he said before leaving
"Yuki is going to flip when I come home tonight with the dress that she wanted so desperately, just seeing her smile will be worth any amount of work I do!" Konohamaru grinned to himself
A customer walked into the shop, she seemed to be looking around for someone. Konohamaru approached her "Good morning ma'am, can I help you with anything?" He asked her
"Where is the regular shop keeper?" She asked him
"He is out for a few hours, I am tending to the shop in his absence. Is there anything that I could help you with?" He asked again
"I don't think so, I have this bran new dress that I ripped, it's really expansive and I wanted to know if he could fix it up so that it wouldn't show" She explained
Konohamaru examined the dress "I can do that, no problem. Just give me ten minutes" He took the dress from the customer
"Wait, are you sure you know what you're doing? I mean you're only a kid…no offense" She told him
"No worries ma'am, I may be young but I know my way around a sowing needle, I promise you if it is not done to your satisfaction, I won't charge you AND give you that dress for free" he said pointing at the dress that was supposed to be destined for Yuki, but Konohamaru was so confident in his skills that he was gambling the dress
"Well that dress is spectacular… Alright, but remember your promise" She said agreeing to allow Konohamaru repair her dress. She was confident that he would fail, not even the regular shop owner could do it in ten minutes so how could this child do it?
Ten minutes had passed, the lady was feeling good about herself. She could already picture herself in a the beautiful dress, Konohamaru finally came back out with her dress "It's done!" He said as he showed her where the rip use to be
"That's… Impossible, it's as if the rip had never happened, and you did it so fast… I guess I was wrong about you kid" she said with a warm smile she paid him for his services and walked out
The sun was beginning to set, it was well past six at night, the shop keeper was exhausted. He had allowed his chores to go undone for too long but they were all done now so his wife was happy "I wonder how the boy is doing, I hope he isn't upset that it took longer than I thought it would, I will give him a nice little bonus for his troubles" The man thought as he walked back to his shop. He noticed that many of the dresses in the shop window were gone "What? It's impossible that he could have sold them all… Could he have stolen them? Could I have judge him wrong?" The shop keeper began to fear that he had been had, he rushed inside only to find a crowd of people and Konohamaru had a few needles in his mouth as he was taking measurements for a young girl
"How long do you think it will take for my dress to be done?" She asked him
"Give me about one hour, now you said you wanted it in white with black highlights right?" Konohamaru asked
"Yes, that is correct" The young girl asked
The shop keeper couldn't believe his eyes "He didn't rob me after all… He really did sell all those dresses… Wait a minute why is he taking measurements?"
A lady came up to the shop keeper "Where did you ever find this miracle worker? look at this dress he designed for my daughter" She said as she showed him a dress
The man was shocked, the dress was beautiful, it was expertly well made. You could tell it was high quality work, the man then took a peek inside the cash register. It was overflowing with money, Konohamaru had finally noticed him "Oh uh… Sorry for the mess, it's been really busy, oh yeah I was going to empty it but the safe is also full, I sold almost every dress that was in here and… uh I probably overstepped my bounds but I made a few dresses" Konohamaru informed him unsure of how he would react
"I… I don't know what to say, I haven't seen the shop this busy since the first day I opened up and those dresses you have designed are outstanding, you never told me you had this kind of talent!" He said praising Konohamaru
"Well… I didn't think that I would be doing so much, but I fixed this lady's dress this morning, and she told her friends, then they came and asked me to fix their stuff and some of them wanted to know if I could make dresses and then they told their friends and well it snowballed from there… Uh when do you normally close?"
"I normally close by five… I am going to lock up the doors so no one new can come in. If you don't mind finishing up with the customers that are in here, I will be very grateful" The man asked almost pleading him
"Sure, I promised that I would do anything you wanted me to do after all" Konohamaru said with a bright smile
Konohamaru took care of the remaining customers one by one, a few hours later he was finally finished, he looked up at the clock it was half past nine. All those girls wanted him to design and make them their very own unique dresses, the shop keeper was in the back counting the money, Konohamaru wasn't lying when he said that the safe was completely full "Boy, I haven't made these kind of profits…. Well since ever! I made more money in one day then I would in one month, probably more, and it's all thanks to you boy!"
"That's nice" Konohamaru said in an exhausted tone of voice "I put that dress I wanted aside, I hope you don't mind" Konohamaru asked him
"What? No, no of course not , the dress is yours my boy, you more than earned it… Have you ever thought about using that talent of yours to become a tailor?.. I mean I am not trying to steal an academy student from the night country, but… You have a rare gift my boy, are you sure your doing the right job? I would even take you on as my partner, we could expand the shop, I am even willing to make it a 40/60 split of the profits for you since you're doing most of the work"
"That is very generous of you but, I love being a ninja. I wouldn't have it any other way" Konohamaru answered quickly, even if this was Konoha he would give the same answer, he lived to be a Ninja and to defend others, and more importantly to defend Yuki and to make Naruto proud of him
"Well that's a shame. look I know that you already have your dress, but you said that you could use some money, if you want to come back tomorrow I will pay you half of the profits we make"
Konohamaru thought about it, he could buy other things for Yuki, he grinned as he had an idea "Sure, however I don't want half, it's way too much, I'll just take a bit so I can afford an extra gift for my girl"
"You really are something else… I never thought that when I allowed you to tend my shop this morning that it would turn out this way, and I knew that you were a good honest boy, anytime you need some cash, come see me… Oh uh there is an issue, you kind of sold almost everything in the store so we don't have anything for tomorrow, I will be here early in the morning to make some new dresses, if you could come in at six maybe we could have a few dresses ready"
"Sure, oh uh can I barrow the sewing room for a bit? This dress is slightly bigger then my girl, I know all of her measurements by heart"
*PAUSE FLASHBACK*
"Wait, what do you mean you know all of my measurements by heart?" Yuki asked
Konohamaru blushed a bit "uh… Well I kind of took your measurements during your sleep the night before… Umm… It wasn't easy, you move a lot in your sleep"
*RESUME FLASHBACK*
"Sure, go right ahead" The shop keeper answered back
Once Konohamaru was done he headed back to the base, he had hidden the dress in a bag. He couldn't find a box for it at the shop, but the shop keeper said he would get one for him tomorrow. He quickly looked around to make sure that Yuki wasn't looking, he ran into his room and locked the door. "So far so good, I need to get to bed so I can wake up tomorrow and help out the shop keeper"
The next day Konohamaru got up early, he literally shoved his breakfast down his throat and ran out the door before Yuki could see him, thought he had no idea at the time that she was missing. The shop was once again busy as Konohamaru's reputation had grown, thought he informed all the customers that it was his last day working for the shop, it only made things worse as they all made multiple orders. They wanted to take advantage of him while he was still there
During the day he asked to take a break so he could do some shopping before the other stores closed, even thought their shop planned to stay open late due to the amount of customers, Konohamaru found himself in front of a jewelry store, he walked in not really sure if he should be buying anything from here "Yuki really isn't that much into jewelry" Konohamaru thought to himself
"Can I help you master ninja?" A young girl asked him
"Ah yes well.. I don't know, I am kind of shopping for a gift for my girl… But I don't think she would like jewelry, she isn't the type to like that kind of stuff" He explained
"Any girl likes jewelry, if they don't there is normally a reason for it. Tell me, is your girl also a ninja such as yourself?" The girl asked
"Well yes"
"Ah, then I see, most female ninjas don't like rings or ear rings because it's annoying. They always have to worry about breaking them, or losing them. Some people could even pull their earrings during a fight, I have a sister who is also a ninja, she prefers necklaces because she can just shove them underneath her shirt, so it's safe and she doesn't have to worry about it"
"Hurm a necklace huh? Well I guess it can't hurt…" Konohamaru said as he began to like the idea of a necklace
"We have this wonderful golden necklace with a beautiful jewel for a heart" The girl showed him
"No, she isn't into the hearts kind of thing"
"Wow, you know your girl pretty well, that's also a good sign that you love her, here is a locket, it's made of pure silver" She opens the locket "You can put a picture of you two in here, I can even inscribe her name on the locket if you wish"
"I like the idea of the locket, but… A picture of us? She isn't sentimental like that… Wait I wonder if this picture will fit" He took out a small picture he had in his pouch, it was of his team
The girl looked at it oddly "Uh what are those headbands?" She asked
"uh…..Ummm… This is our team, you see we were a part of the invasion forces who lost the last war, and well me and my team were sent in as spies on one of their major powers known as Konoha" Konohamaru thought quickly to cover up his screw up
*PAUSE FLASHBACK*
"You brought a picture from Konoha with you?" Yuki asked shocked
"Yeah… I forgot I kept it in my weapons pouch… Whenever I am sad or lonely I normally stare at it"
*RESUME FLASHBACK*
"So witch one of them is your girl?" She asked him
"The blonde, her name is Yuki… And she is wonderful" He said with a warm smile
The girl smiled as well "She is beautiful, you two make a cute couple, alright so you want to use this picture then" She asked
"Yep, and could you engrave her name as well? Its Yuki" Konohamaru answered as he was sure of what he wanted now
Once her paid the girl he took the little box and walked out of the store happy with his purchase, he then returned to the busy shop to finish his day. The shop had once again made record profits and the shop keeper was grateful for Konohamaru's help "I am going to keep the shop closed for the next few days so I can rebuild my stock, I doubt that I will sell as many dresses as I have with you, but at least I gained some new customers" He said happily "Oh, here is that box you wanted, it's the perfect size for that dress" He said as he handed Konohamaru the empty box
"Thanks, you have no idea how happy this is going to make my girl when she opens it, thank you so much" He said as he bowed in respect
"Think nothing of it boy, now go, make that girl of yours happy" He said as he waved goodbye to Konohamaru
*END FLASHBACK*
"And well you know the rest… I walked into the door with you waiting for me on the other side… Oh and when you saw me with that flower girl, I wasn't flirting, I had some money left over so I figured I would get you some flowers, I know that you love yellow tulips…" He explained
Yuki was speechless, not only had she gotten it the wrong idea by a long shot, but he did all of that for her. She felt like a complete ass, Konohamaru extended his hand, he held the box out wanting Yuki to take it "The box… The box that I threw into the ocean… The box that you almost drowned trying to recover…" She took it and opened it, inside it was the necklace, her name was engraved on it, she opened the locket and found the picture that Konohamaru was talking about inside "Its… Beautiful…"
"I just wanted to make you happy… the flowers and the dress are in my room, I was planning on giving you everything tonight…" He added
Yuki began to cry, she felt horrible "Konohamaru… I am so sorry, I don't deserve a guy like you… All you did was work hard to try and make me happy, and I rewarded that with questioning your loyalty towards me, I screamed at you..." She shut the box and handed it back to Konohamaru "I don't deserve this… I don't deserve you, you deserve someone better than me" She said as she began to cry
Konohamaru was still angry with her, but deep down he still loved her, he wrapped his arms around her to comfort her "Shhh its alright" He told her softly in her ear
"Stop it… I don't deserve to be held by you… I deserve to be alone, alone where I can't hurt anyone"
"Hey, stop that, you did hurt me yes, and I would really like it if you could have more faith in me because you should know that I love you and only you. I have for quite a long time, why else would I know so much about you?" He said with a warm smile
"He does know me better then I know myself, he knew I didn't like jewelry much, he knew my favorite flower, he knew that I am not the sappy kind of heart loving girl that others are and he knew that I wanted that dress so badly… But why does he like a good for nothing girl like me?"
"Hey, I can tell that your thinking negative thoughts about yourself, so stop that right now" He said as he used his thumb to wipe away her tears "I was very mad at you but I want to forgive you because I love you Yuki"
"Konohamaru… I will never doubt you ever again, I know now that you would never cheat on me, please forgive this stupid girl, if you will take me back I promise to be a better girlfriend" She told him
"No" his answer was like a dagger to Yuki's heart, she was confused, was he just toying with her feelings so he could drop her? Maybe it was his way of getting her back for how she had hurt him, but he was still smiling "I don't want a better girlfriend, I want Yuki, I want you just the way you are, although yes I would like for you to trust me more but that's all I want. I fell in love with this Yuki, and this is the Yuki I want to keep" He added with a grin
"…Konohamaru…." Was all that she could get out before he assaulted her lips with a passionate kiss
End Chapter 44
Well that's the end of that chapter, as i said i was NOT expecting this chapter to be this long and for it to be centralized around Konohamaru and Yuki anyway i hope that you still enjoyed it :)
Sakura - Awww that was so sweet, don't you think so Naruto?
Naruto - You have to use these hand signs and then...
Konohamaru - I TOLD YOU I ALREADY KNOW THE SEXY NO JUTSU! "Konohamaru stomps away"
Naruto - I wonder what his problem is...
Sakura - Stop faking your memory lost, its not working anymore
Naruto - What are you talking about Sakura Chan? Aren't we suppose to meet with The third Hokage about our next mission? Kakashi Sensei was telling us about it last night
Sakura - ... "She hands Naruto some papers"
Naruto - What are these? Divorce papers?
Sakura - Yeah, since you can't remember we're married, and have kids and that you are basically rich, we should just divorce, i am taking the Namikaze Estate, i guess you get the Hokage Mansion since it doesn't belong to you exactly, i keep the kids and i will be taking over half of your salary
Naruto - ... PLEASE SAKURA CHAN DON'T LEAVE ME!.. I ADMIT IT I WAS JUST FOOLING AROUND, BUT YOU KEPT ON HITTING ME OVER AND OVER I HAD TO DO SOMETHING "Naruto cries"
Sakura - I knew that would snap you back to reality
Naruto - Wait...so your not going to divorce me?
Sakura - Naruto, those papers were written on a menu from Ichiraku, i am surprised you didn't notice
Naruto - ... I never read the menu i always know what i want, plus i know it by heart anyway... Now if you don't mind, i need to talk to Konohamaru about safe sex, its the job of his Nii-San to make sure he uses proper protection
Sakura - You just want to go and embaress him in front of Yuki don't you...
Naruto - ... Its my god given right as his Nii-San to do so... "Naruto runs off"
Sakura - Why do i get the feeling that i married a child?
Konohamaru - Naruto Nii-San..get out of here! "Blushing"
Naruto - But Konohamaru, you must ensure that when you have sex that you are properly protected, that goes for you too Yuki
Naruto is sent flying through the air and lands next to Sakura
Sakura - Konohamaru you can probably get away with teasing, Yuki on the other hand...
Naruto - Did anybody get the license plate number of that truck?...