(Yukiko's pov)
I was scared stiff. Jiraiya demand that I come along to defeat Orochimaru. I...I couldn't do it. I'm just a weak and pathetic demon...I have no right to even call myself a demon. I now understood why father hated me. I was weak...He didn't want a weak child, he wanted a strong demon to be proud of. Not a fragile, little girl. I admit it, I was wrong to get involved with him...Orochimaru is a walking nightmare. Before I didn't see it. Or, was it, is that I saw, but just overlooked? Whenever I looked into his eyes...I saw a insane killer. But at the same time, a sad, alone, and scared man. I was there after his parents died. And I tried to replace them. I couldn't. He lost someone that was probably the most dear to him. What kept him sane. But after that, it broke. I did my best to fix it, but it seems all I did was make it worse. It made him walk even closer to the darkness. Then...I don't know anymore. Everything is...Different now. So many years ago, he seemed happy. Only now...He seems to rely on peoples pain to make his own go away. I know Jiraiya and Tsunade feel the same way. All three of us tried to replace what he lost. All of it seemed in vain. He was lost.
"Yukiko?" Jiraiya shook my shoulder gently, "Hm?" I looked up from my thoughts. "You alright?" I nodded, "Yes, I alright..." he smiled and continued to jump on.
"Jiraiya..." he looked back, "What?" I looked down at the ground. "Can we talk before we fight...?" I asked while stopping. I stood on the tree limb awaiting his answer. "Sure," he jumped down to my level, "You two take a break. We need a couple of minutes." they nodded and waited. "Okay, what is it?" I gulped.
"Do you think...The he way he is now...Do you blame yourself?" he just stared like he was deeply thinking. "Yeah," he finally said, "I do. I should have stopped him from leaving. I would have done anything...!" he clenched his fists. I see. I'm not the only person blaming himself. "I do as well. I feel like a burden to him. When I was little all I wanted was his attention." I felt myself begin to cry. "All I ever did was make myself a burden...He would always have to come and save me..." I started to choke on my tears. Jiraiya said nothing but pulled me into a embrace. He did nothing perverted, it was just...A normal hug. Something a true friend would give. I looked up at him with eyes overflowing with tears. He had his eyes tightly shut. I smiled and broke away from the hug. "Jiraiya...I want to tell you something."
"Huh?"
I smiled, "From the first day I met you, I liked you."
He stood there dumbfounded. "HAHAHAHA!! I KNEW I HAD YA BEFORE THE STUPID SNAKE!!" he announced proudly. I couldn't help but giggle.
He sighed, "Well, lets get this over with." I nodded and we resumed our little journey.
(Tanzaku Field)
There many holes in the ground from Tsunade's monstrous punches. Both Sound Nin evaded though. Tsunade stood in the dust cloud panting. Orochimaru laughed, "Out of breath already?" Tsunade sneered. "I'm just gettin' started!" she advanced again. Only to have Kabuto advance too. He snuck a Soldier's Pill and was at full potential. Disappearing into the ground and reappearing below her, he made a grab for her ankles. Tsunade noticed in time and dodged. Landing on her hands, she kicked the stone he was hiding behind. Kabuto, being a sneaky bastard, appeared behind her with Chakra Scalpels. He took aim and hit her muscles. Tsunade hit him in the chest with her shoulder to get him away. On her knees, she gasped for breath.
'My muscles...!'
"I cut your biceps brachii and rectus femoris muscles. You can't use that great strength of yours." he stated.
"You...Used a Chakra Scapel...Why...Didn't you aim...For my arteries..?" she panted out.
"It's true that a scalpel can cut your vitals without much injury," he activated his scalpels, "But it's hard to make one long enough in battle."
He ran at her, "Aiming for the throat is no big problem!!" he aim for her throat only to miss by a few inches. So instead of the throat, he got her chest.
Tsunaed slapped him away, 'Gah...He got my interal coatsal muscles...Can't...Breathe!' she looked at Kabuto. 'This boy, he is no beginner at this. His instincts and sharpness even surpass me in prime.'
Kabuto slid his glasses back up, "I can't have you die on me, so I entenually missed your throat. But now you can't mov-" Tsunade made her move. She jumped back up and knocked him in the back of the neck. Making Kabuto fly a couple of feet. He tried to stand but soon realized that something was wrong... He went to move his left hand when his right leg moved instead. 'What in the..?' he tried moving, but got the same weird reaction. The opposite or a completely different body part moved. 'Sh-she couldn't have!' Tsunade was wheezing but still breathing. "Hehehe, about time you figured it out. I changed my chakra into an electric field and sent it into your nervous system!"
Growling, Kabuto tried his best to figure out a way to move. Weaving hand signs, Tsunade began to heal herself with a low type of healing process. Drawing a kunai Kabuto yelled, "Using jutsu of this level on me," he whipped around, "Is an insult!!". Tsunade was shocked at how fast he regained control over his body. "Your afraid of blood right?! How about I show you some!" before he could lay a finger on her, a cloud of smoke surrounded Tsunade. When the smoke cleared, there stood; Jiraiya, Naruto, Shizune, and Yukiko. Plus the pig Tonton (lol).
"It's been awhile, Jiraiya..." Orochimaru's raspy voice said. Jiraiya smirked, "Your scary looking as usual." the Snake Sannin soon looked at Yukiko. "Yukiko..."
"What the heck?!" yelled a surprised Naruto. Kabuto looked at him, "K-Kabuto..." "So, you two already met?" Tsunade scowled. "Outta the way!!" she elbowed Jiraiya onto the ground.
"Hey!!" he spit out dirt. "These scumbags are mine!!" she lunged at Kabuto. Smirking, he drew his kunai again.
Blood...
It's...
On...Me!!
Tsunade stood freighted on what drenched her, Kabuto had silt his wrist and his blood poured all over her. Blood!! She screamed, stepping backwards. "Well, that's one out of the way!" Kabuto punched her. Sending Tsunade into the arms of Shizune. "Lady Tsunade!" "Oi! What's going on?! Why is Kabuto trying to kill Granny Tsunade?!" "Because Kabuto is one of Orochimaru's ninja. He's a spy for Otogakure..." Yukiko said looking down. "Lady Yukiko, why are you with them?" Kabuto asked. Yukiko stepped behind Jiraiya, "He made me come..." Jiraiya looked back at her. "Aw, come on. Don't be a baby. And stop blaming me for stuff!" Kabuto stared at her, wondering why she became so weak. Yukiko looked at Orochimaru, who looked in the opposite direction. He was avoiding her. Her ears went down in sadness. "So, he's one of Orochimaru's ninja." he glared at Orochimaru, "That bastard cursed Sasuke!" 'Cursed?'
Naruto took notice of Kabuto injured hand. 'His hand! His right hand is wounded!!' "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" four Narutos appeared and ran at Kabuto. Naruto had tried to take advantage of the medic's hurt hand, but it was in vain. Kabuto easily destroyed the clones, he blinded Naruto with his blood and kicked him back. Shizune went over to Naruto's side. "Here, let me get that." she washed away the blood, "Thanks..." he muttered rubbing his eyes. "Shizune, help Tsunade. Naruto, protect those two and the pig. And," he looked to Yukiko, "Yukiko, you can fight four eyes." "W-What?" "You heard me." she nodded and stepped beside him. "Lady Yukiko, you're going to fight?" "Yes, I am." she turned her gaze to the Snake. "You killed Sarutobi..." she clenched her fists, chakra radiating from her being. "What the hell is wrong with you?! WHAT DID HE EVER DO TO YOU??" she darted at Kabuto. Ice dagger formed and ready. Kabuto back-flipped and stood next to Orochimaru, "My lord, your arm." he didn't respond. He just stared at Yukiko. "My lord! Your arm!!" the Snake suddenly snapped back into reality. "Oh, of course." he tugged at the bandage with his teeth and came undone. Kabuto drew blood down the Snake Summoning Contract and made the seals for the jutsu.
"Kuchiyose no Jutsu!"
Two large, brown snake appeared. The Oto nins stood on top of the first snake's head. "So, you wanna play like that huh?" Jiraiya pricked his thumb and also did the summoning jutsu. But only to be humilated. Instead of Gamabunta, his son, Gamakichi appeared. Both Naruto and Jiraiya were shocked. "Eh?! Why are you here?! Where's Gamabunta?!" "What? A toad can't even get a decent hello?" "Nevermind..." they hung their heads in shame. "Hehehe, still weak as usual. Eh, Jiraiya?" Orochimaru mocked him, "Tch, saw through my handicap already..." Naruto grew angry. 'Makin' fun of Pervy Sage...Not happin' on my watch!' he did the hand signs. Same jutsu, same outcome. Gamabunta didn't appear, but another one of his kids showed up. "Hi ya! Got any snacks?" Naruto fell backwards, "One idiot after another." the Snake chuckled. Kabuto jumped onto the other snake's head. "I'll take Jiraiya." "Then I take Yukiko?" Orochimaru didn't say anything. Taking that as a yes, he advanced towards her. Yukiko had ice mirrors up. "Jiraiya! Melt these for me!" "Okay! Katon: Goukakyuu no Jutsu!" the ice melted into water that now surrounded Yukiko. Kabuto jumped into the area not even realizing the trap. "Heh, Suiton: Suriyuudan no Jutsu!" a dragon emerged from the water and hit Kabuto straight in the stomach. "Come back here! I'm not done!!" she teleported after him. Appearing behind him she cast another jutsu. "Hyouro no Jutsu!" ice exploded out of the ground and capturing Kabuto in it. 'Alright, a couple of years not fighting, I'm still pretty good!' the cheering was cut off short, the Kabuto she caught was a clone. 'Damn it!' she faced backwards to see Kabuto running towards the kunoichi.
(Orochimaru and Jiraiya)
They stood across from each other. Both panting from exhaustion. "Heh, why do you have the Nine Tails Brat with you? Does he remind you of your old self?" "I guess he does in a way, but I didn't choose him for that. You chose an Uchiha. A natural born talent. There's no fun teaching an already gifted child." he looked down at Naruto, "That kid right there, he has what it takes to become a true shinobi." Orochimaru sneered at him. "That boy down there has the talent? In my eyes he's a nuisence. He will amount to nothing. As the name suggests, a ninja is one who uses Ninjutsu. If that one ninja masters all jutsu then he is a true shinobi." Jiraiya merely scoffed at him, "You still don't get it, do you?" "What makes a true shinobi is having the guts to never surrender!" "Difference of opinion..." he trailed off. He saw Yukiko again. She was helping Naruto keep Kabuto at bay. "About Yukiko," he returned his eyes to Jiraiya. "She blames herself what's happened to you." his golden eyes widened. "She thinks she was nothing but dead weight to you. On the way here, she was crying her eyes out. She told me that it's her fault."
"Why...Is it her fault?" he asked so faintly, Jiraiya could barely hear. "She blames herself for your parents death. She's hurting inside..." Jiraiya muttered.
Jiraiya glared intensely at the Snake, "AND WHAT DO YOU DO?! JUST SAY HOW WEAK AND STUPID SHE IS!? I DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE SEES IN YOU! SHE LOVES YOU SO MUCH AND YET ALL YOU DO IS IGNORE HER AND THE KID!!" he yelled so load, his voice might crack.
Orochimaru shook his head, "Be quiet! You don't know anything!!" he charged at him with the Kunsagai drawn.
(Naruto and Kabuto)
Kabuto had just punched Naruto in the forehead. His blue eyes were cold as stone. Yukiko stood beside Tsunade since her attendant was unconscious. "Are you trying to get yourself killed?!" Tsunade shouted, wanting Naruto to stop. "Granny Tsunade...Don't you ever ask me to stop! That's not my Nindo!" he began to form chakra in his hand. It was swirling ball of chakra. "Ahh!!" he leaned into Kabuto, trying to hit him with it. But Kabuto evaded. Grabbing his upper leg, he ruptured a muscle. "I don't know what Jutsu you've learned, but it's hopeless." Kabuto pushed his glasses farther up his nose. Naruto flinched as he touched the muscle. "Scared? Want to run away?" Kabuto drew a card. "Naruto, you said in the second stage of the Chunin Exam, 'I don't run! I don't quit!! I don't care if I'm a genin the rest of my life!! I will become Hokage!!' " his blue eyes narrowed.
"Damn straight...That's mu Nindo! My ninja way!!" he got up from the ground and created a doppel ganger.
'Clones?! Now? Why?!' "Granny Tsunade," she looked up, "The bet, I plan to win! And take that necklace!!"
Kabuto ran at them, kunai out. "That stubbornness will kill you!! Your dreams, ambitions, everything! Will be gone!!"
...Blood
...Pain
...Perfection
Naruto's grip tightened on the kunai slicing through the palm of his hand. He clutched his and Kabuto's hand.
"No way..." he gasped, "Not until I become Hokage...There's no way in hell I'm gonna die!!" he formed the hand signs for the Rasengan.
"Now, you can't dodge! You damn traitor!!" the chakra swirling in his hand was so powerful that it began to burn his hand. But his clone vanished before it was complete. 'Crap, no...!' the chakra started to diminish.
Yukiko appeared beside Naruto. "Lady...? What are you doin'?" he asked puzzled. Yukiko smirked, "Naruto, I admire you. And I hope my son can become a good man like you someday." she smiled, Naruto blushed. "Give me the chakra." "Huh?" she held out her trembling hand. He nodded and gave it to her. Grasping it, she focused on the chakra deeply hidden within her. 'Onigai...Onigai...If only a small amount...' she pleaded. Her eyes turned dark blue. And the swirling chakra sphere in her hand grew and burned her hand as well. It was finally perfected. "Naruto, hold him in place for me!" he used his good hand too. He had Kabuto in a no-go situation. "Take this! Rasengan!!" Yukiko yelled, slamming the burning sphere into his stomach. 'What...is this?!' Kabuto grabbed Yukiko's and Naruto's lower chest. Then he was blasted away by the force of the Jutsu. Both Naruto and Yukiko stood panting. 'He...She...They did it!! Naruto mastered the Rasengan in only a mere week!' Tsunade was speechless.
'Hn, those two. They did it!' Jiraiya exclaimed.
'Yukiko...Since when could you do that?' Orochimaru was shocked and confused. (A rare moment for our Snake Shinobi.)
Naruto hacked up blood and fell backwards. Blood dripped from the corner of Yukiko's mouth. She refused to go unconscious. "How are you..." she gasped as Kabto emerged from the rock and still conscious! Both konuchi were angery and shocked beyond reason. "Why don't you just stay down?!" Yukiko screamed at him, Kabuto only laughed. "This," he pointed at his stomach, "Is way I gained lord Orochimaru's favor. I have healing abilities beyond that of the Legendary Sannin, Tsunade..." it was true. His stomach was healing fast. On the outside... His glasses broke and he fell to the dirt, 'Shit...I used...Too much chakra!' he cursed himself. Yukiko's vision was becoming blurry, "..." she collapsed.
"Yukiko!" Tsunade ran over to the two wounded ninja. She checked Naruto first. Thump...Thump...Thump'No! His heart muscle! It's been torn! Induced Arrhythmia!' she went and checked Yukiko. 'Damn! Same condition!!' she glanced at Kabuto. 'That bastard!' she pulled Naruto closer to Yukiko so she could work on them both. Kabuto told Tsunade what he had done. Healing from the Kyuubi was not going to happen. "Shut it! I'll kill you in a second!" she shouted. She was healing Naruto at the moment. Yukiko was better off then Naruto was. Tsunade saw her brother and boyfriend when she looked at Naruto's face.
'Don't die!' she pleaded. Tears falling off her cheek she asked, "Why you...?"
The Kyuubi opened one eye. It was growing darker by the minute. "This darkness...Where does it come from?" he grunted, "My...Power...Why...?"
Tears fell into the pool before the cage. And made ripples in the water. "Tears...Who is...Crying?"
Naruto's hand suddenly went up and tugged at the necklace. "The bet..." he coughed some, "I win."
Tsunade took his hand in hers and healed the wound. "One more time."
Once more...
She took off her necklace.
Once more, will I pass this on.
She put it around his neck.
I'm putting the odds on you...
Naruto soon went to sleep. Tsunade smiled and went to heal Yukiko.
"That brat, he's no good..." Orochimaru noticed that he fainted. "Tsunade's a medical specialist. Naruto is in good hands. I'm your opponent. Don't let yourself wander." "That's not what I meant..." he stared at Yukiko, 'Why do you push yourself for the sake of others?' his thoughts then centered on Naruto. 'The time to kill that boy is now!' he leaped off the gaint snake. Jiraiya saw his intentions and followed. Noticing that he followed, Orochimaru whipped his tongue around Jiraiya's leg. "What the hell?!" he was sent crashing down into the earth. Coughing up the Snake Sword, he went towards Tsunade. 'He's aiming for Naruto?!'
...
I...
Can't...
I can't look you in the eyes any more...
His golden eyes widened. His sword penetrated Yukiko. Her blood soaked the Kunsagai. "W-why did you?" she coughed blood on him. "B-because, this boy doesn't deserve to die..." her sky blue eyes were lined with crystal tears. "Why are you, a demon, protecting a genin and a pathetic Sannin?" "You know why...You did this once...You and Jiraiya both. You two protected us ...With your lives when we out...On missions..." her voice was getting raspy. "S-stop talking...!" the Snake yelled at her. Yukiko gripped the sword, "No. Not this time!" she flung the sword out of her chest. Flinging him backwards on his side. "I don't know you anymore! And...I don't love you anymore!!" she rolled up her kimono sleeve reviling a blue fox going down her elbow to her hand. It was a fox summoning contract.
"Today, everything ends. The Sannin, our bonds, and us!" she slid her claw down the mark.
"Lord Orochimaru! Manda!" Kabuto shouted for his master.
Orochimaru stared at Yukiko. Yukiko stared back. "Summon your stupid snake!" she spat. He flinched and jumped over to Kabuto. He slid blood down the contract. The other Sannin noted it was time to end it!
"Kuchiyose no Jutsu!"
There we stood.
Memories being clouded.
Bonds and friendship shattered.
It was the beginning of the end.
Love...Hate...
I'm through loving you.
Right...?
Clouds of smoke surrounded the figure inside them. Hiding what was lurking in the smoke. It soon cleared. Four animal familiars stood in cross like pattern. Gamabunta and Jiraiya, Katsuyu and Tsunade, Manda and Orochimaru, and Kana with Yukiko. Kana was large, black fox with eight tails, with red gleaming eyes that seemed worse then the Tsukuyomi Relam. "Yukiko, how dare you summon me to such a mess!" Kana was not one for being summoned. She had an attitude problem. Out of the other three Sannin familiars, Kana got along with Manda more than the other two. "Anwser me bitch!" she roared. Yukiko sighed, "Look I need your help. We need to take down Orochimaru." her ears flicked at that name. "The snake brat? Bout' time you realized you could have done better then him." she looked to Jiraiya, "Now there's ya a guy! Not too bad on the eyes but a keeper." Kana always liked Jiraiya more then Orochimaru. She said she liked his spunk, where in Orochimaru's case; he was kinda emo..ish.
Jiraiya puffed up his chest, "Yeah, I knew Yukiko would chose me." he stated his opinion like a fact. a kunai flew past his head. Missing by like two cementers... The thrower? Orochimaru. His eyes were slitted more then usual. "I forgot about you. Bunta! Let's end this!" Bunta blew smoke in the purple snake's face. "You bastard! How dare you blow smoke in my face?!" he bared his fangs, "I could use a quick snack." Manda flicked his tongue. Bunta got out his sword (fox: butter knife, lol.) "I've need a new snake skin wallet for quite some time." "The Legendary Four are no more! Today our names die here!" Tsunade yelled.
The four waited for a slight movement before attacking. The wind blew the last petal off a flower below. That was it! Gamabunta jumped at Manda with his knife ready to strike. Manda easily out maneuvered him. Kana lept out at Manda, fangs bared. She missed his neck but bit into his horn. Hissing in pain, Manda moved his tail and whipped Kana away. "Zeshi Nensan!" Katsuyu spit out slime that burned like acid, as the name suggest. She spat at Manda, but he went behind a rock. He was too fast to see. Out of nowhere he was coiled around Katsuyu's body. His grip growing tighter. "Katsuyu!" "Go..On..My lady.." she managed to breath out. Nodding, Tsunade jumped off. "What the?!" Katsuyu had exploded into millions of tiny slugs. Taking this a guard let down, Gamabunta went to strike Manda with his sword but Manda caught it with his mouth. "Hehehehehe!" the toad jumped away when the giant snake threw the sword at him. Jumping to the side the sword landed in front of the newly made Katsuyu. "Bunta! Give me some oil will ya!" the toad pushed in his stomach and vomited oil. "Katon! Gamayo Emudan!" Jiraiya blew out fire and sent it towards Manda. The serpent was devoured in the flames. "Ha! Got'em!" Bunta laughed, "Hold on..." Jiraiya saw through the flames. Manda has shed his skin to evade the firy blow. "He shed?!" they felt a small tremor. "Bunta! Below!" "Huh?!"
Manda's tail shot out of the ground. Gamabunta luckily grabbed it. That wasn't the end of problems... Manda's head came out of the ground. Mouth wide. Kana came down on his mouth with Gamabunta's weapon. "Take that! You over grown worm!!" she spat. Manda was muttering curses at the Sannin on his head. Orochimaru frowned. 'Taking on all three of them...Harder then I expected...' he shot his tongue out towards Tsunade. It wrapped around her neck and began to squeeze. "I always wondered what it would be like to wring that lovely neck of yours." he said, his tongue squeezing more. 'How much time do I have? Hn, I'll gamble...' she put her arms between his tongue and her neck and pushed them apart. Orochimaru's tongue snapped in places. His gold orbs grew wide. She grabbed his slimy tongue and pulled him up. "Eat this!" she punched him so hard it seemed his jaw was going to break right off. He went sailing back down only to be pulled up again. "Last one!" she threw, what was supposed the finale, a missing punch. He panted, "Losing...Your touch." he smirked. "Shut up!" she hit in the face, sending him flying up in the air. She punched him and punched him. It seemed to be going no where...Orochimaru landed on Manda after her punches were missing. He jumped off in order to make a run for it. Even if only for a minute. But he had no such luck. Yukiko was down there waiting.
"Where do you think your going?!" she grabbed his hair and pulled him back. Hard. The jerk was so ferice it even made him yelp.
"You bastard!" she punched him in the stomach. Tsunade went to help but Jiraiya stopped her, "No. This is her fight now."
She kept punching then eventually clawing him. It was tearing away his skin. She got a glimpse of someone else. But it only made her more angry.
"You asshole! I loved you! And this is what I get?! I have to kick your ass to knock some sence into you!!" she kneed him in face.
Blood was dripping down his mouth, "Yukiko..." "Shut up! For once you shut up and listen!" she slapped him across the face.
Her eyes were once again turning dark blue. "After all that happened to us. I have your stupid child and you run me off!"
"I-I didn't run you off..." he stuttered, trying to back away. "I raised him alone, because you didn't have the guts to come and find me! No, your stupid ass ambition was more important then me! Then Orochi!" she swiped her claw against his face.
"Sa-Sasori was going to kill you...I wanted you to run and get away..." he muttered not looking at her. Tears were running down her face.
"You can't... No. You won't even look me in the eyes! Do I mean nothing to you?! Am I just a damn toy?!" she screamed. She wanted to know!
"Tell you fucker!!" she slapped him again.
"Your not a toy..." he said, still looking down.
She grabbed him the collar, "Look at me! Look me in the eye and say it!!"
Even though she pulled his head to look at her, his gaze would drift somewhere else.
"Screw you! I don't need this anymore! I'm always wondering about you. Like, are you okay, or where are you? And I'm always blaming myself for what happened to you...Maybe I should have run away from Konoha like I intended..." she started crying.
"You always think about me?" his hoarse voice asked. Yukiko cluched her head, "Yes, and it's killing me!" she pushed him onto the ground.
"Stay away from me, Orochi, the village...From everyone else!" she yelled at him. "All you do is cause pain! And you just...Laugh at their pain..."
She noticed he was trying to say something, but nothing came out. He couldn't even make eye contact. Someone who is cocky and proud like Orochimaru, shouldn't have such difficulty. But he was.
"Fine...I'll stay away from you." he started sinking into the ground. "Yukiko, your right. I can't look you in the eyes anymore..." and that was last thing he said before completely disappearing from sight. Kabuto sighed and poofed away. All the familiars poofed away, back into their own world. Jiraiya put a hand on Yukiko's shoulder, "You did good. Maybe something will snap back into place with him. You're strong Yukiko, remember that." he hobbled over to Tsunade and Naruto. Leaving Yukiko to herself.
You can't look me in the eyes but yet,
I still think about you.
I still love you.
Maybe one day,
You can look me in the eyes.
And say I love you.
Like I have always did.
And always will.
She remembered looking at Orochimaru's face. Although it was different because it wasn't his body, but it was different another way. He was crying.
(Tanzaku Town)
"What?! Granny Tsunade?! Fifth Hokage?!" Naruto exclaimed, jumping up from the booth. Yukiko and her family sat inside with Tsunade and the others outside. "Naruto, you seemed surprised. Why?" Yukiko asked, Naruto was fumming. "Well, hey, Yukiko-nee-san. She's in her 50's, she changes her appearance, and she gambles. Is that the kind of Hokage the Leaf needs?" Yukiko laughed as Tsunade steamed. "T-Tsunade-sama, lets order something!" Shizune asked, to help relief the tension in the air. "And plus, she poisioned Pervy Sage!" "Outside, brat! NOW!!" she screamed in his face. Orochi and Kaito were busy trying to stuff their food down. "Come on, we have to go." they both pouted, "This food is better then what you cook, Yukiko." "Yeah, mama." Yukiko loomed over the boys. "Are you mocking my cooking abilities?" they shook their heads, "N-no ma'am!" they ran out with Jiraiya.
It was like western showdown between Naruto and Tsunade. "One finger is all I need." she pointed one finger up. "Ha! Do whatever! Because I'm going to be Hokage someday!" Tsunade gasped but smiled. Naruto charged, "Here I come!!" Tsunade knocked his forehead protector off and it flew into who knows where. She bent her finger into her thumb, 'N-not the forehead!' Naruto stopped dead in his tracks and shut his eyes, preparing for the worst. But what he thought and what happened were two very different things. Tsunade grabbed his chin and kissed him on the forehead. "Become a good man, okay?"
Naruto grinned a goofy grin. 'And a great Hokage...'
Jiraiya announced it was time to leave. They all set out towards the entrance. "So, where you three headin'?" Jiraiya asked, Yukiko held Orochi's hand. "We'll probably head to Mizu no Kuni. I think it would be safer." she grasped Orochi's hand tighter. "How about you, Katio?" "I'll stay with Yukiko till she finds a decent man. Can't have her and the kid left unattended." Yukiko shot him a warning to shut up. "Hehehe, I'm a big brother! I gotta look out for ya!" she sighed, and looked at Naruto. He was talking to Orochi. "Then I was like shut up you eyebrow-less freak! And I threw Sasuke, he's my teammate, a gaint shurikin..." Orochi was into his story. The group came to a fork in the road. "Well, we're headin' this way..." Jiraiya trailed off. "Goodbye, I hope to meet again under better circumstances." Yukiko said giving Tsunade a hug, "And good luck being Hokage." "Thank you." Jiraiya and Naruto whimpered. "We don't get a hug?" Yukiko giggled, Orochi went up and gave Jiraiya a hug. "Your like the grand kid I never had." Jiraiya ruffled his hair. He hugged Naruto as well, "And your like the little brother I never had..."
They all waved each other off. Each taking on their own destiny. Little did they realize, the journey was just about to begin.
I pray that the next time we meet,
You can look me in the eyes.
For now, you can glance away.
Fox: Holy crap! This is the longest I've ever written (5,326 words) I hope you enjoyed it. I worked really hard on it. Please leave a review. Their appreciated.
Translations;
Katon Goukakyuu no Jutsu: Fire Style Fireball Technique
Suito Suriyuudan no Jutsu: Water Style Water Dragon Technique
Hyouro no Jutsu: Ice Prison Technique
Nensan: Acid of One Thousand Fangs
Katon Gamayo Emudan: Fire Style Fire Blowing
Mizu no Kuni: Land of Water