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CH6

For the Golden Trio it seemed easy to follow Naruto. Well it would if you were invisible, thought Kiba, as he followed by his sense of smell and nothing more. He was glad he could smell them because it meant he was down air so Naruto wouldn't be able to smell him or the trio following him. As he dove into a small tower, he went up to the roof were he walked out and settled back into a walk. It was at this point that Kiba knew he would have to interfere with the Golden Trio. They stood by the door, stopping him from seeing Naruto, but worse they stood up wind from Naruto. Kiba quickly invaded the group, the trio managed to keep their surprise silent as Kiba moved them around the other side, until they were downwind. It was just in time though since Naruto had just looked up and was sniffing the air. Kiba was sure that if Naruto wasn't in his current state, he would have left the roof to go somewhere else, but Naruto couldn't be bother to wait any longer. He put the small case down in front of him with a small smile.

"What are you doing here?" whispered Hermione to Kiba.

"Shh! He'll hear us!"whispered Kiba. Sure enough, Naruto looked up in their direction as he put a tie down by the case, and Kiba again had to thank Naruto's carelessness and restlessness, as once again Naruto decided to ignore it, and positioned to take of the shirt, revealing the scared chest which Hermione had to blush at, even with the difference in colour between the skin and scar tissue it was still a very slender and toned chest with mussel not commonly seen in the wizarding world. Naruto then wiggled his trousers down so they sat low on his hips.

Naruto rested one hand in a strange sign as the other was putting down a curved knife next to the tie and the case. He then said a word only Kiba knew "Kai!". At that simple word, Naruto changed: his nails grew into claws, his lips darkened to black, as well as the skin around his eyes were now also black, his eyes red with thin slit for the pupils, his ears grew long and furry (red with black tips), his hair was now long and flowed around on the floor behind him as a knew furry and soft looking tail swayed this way and that matching the ears in colour. His smile remained only now accompanied with a small fang slipping over his lip.

Naruto flexed his mussel before he took his claw and undid the bandage which covered his left forearm and let them fall. The inner part of the forearm was red raw, but it had black in it too. It was like black ink was seeping upward through Naruto skin. Naruto seemed to look at it in disgust before he pick up the knife. Now that Kiba looked at it, he could see it was a skinning knife and with a sicking horror he realized what Naruto was going to do and had to turn away as Naruto began to skin his own arm without a cry or look of pain. He just look like he was doing a daily tasked, like washing up or cooking dinner, and by the look of Naruto forearm and the red, raw skin this unfortunately was a daily chore.

The other three were horrified as they watched the thick layer of skin fall to the floor where Naruto seemed to set it on fire with nothing more than a look. He pull out some bandages and wrapped his arm back up.

Naruto then pick the tie up, wrapping it around his upper arm and tied it tight. He opened the case and took out a small needle. He looked at the liquid contents and then pushed the tip into a vein in his arm and watch with a small smile as the liquid entered him.

It wasn't long before Naruto's eyes dilated and Naruto was lost to the world, giggling away. Kiba decided it was about time to leave so motioned the other three to the door in the tower.

Kiba sat on a desk in a dusty classroom. "So what was that all about then?"

"Maybe we should be asking you that. He is an old friend of yours. How could you have not found out about this beforehand? Surely you must have guessed something was up!" Hermione said, worry obvious in her voice.

"Despite how it may seem, Naruto is a master hider. That especially goes for hiding feelings and secrets. If Naruto doesn't want someone to know, then they won't. We only caught him this time because he's getting too careless. That's what drugs do I suppose." Kiba said. He had always known Naruto was hiding stuff, most of the Rookie 9 knew that what you saw is what you got when it came to Naruto, but they all knew it was just a masked, there to stop his bad childhood from getting to him too much.

What Kiba just said had caught Hermione's attention. After all, Naruto had just told her a load of things he shouldn't have by accident, but if what Kiba said meant either Naruto wanted her to know, or he was really losing it. "So, why do you think Shikamaru would give drugs to Naruto? What could he be thinking?"

"Probably because he needed to." said Ron.

"Don't be stupid Ron! Why would he need to give anyone drugs?" Hermione snapped.

"It kinlin." said Ron "Once someone on it, its best to leave them on it."

"Why is that?" asked Harry.

"Well, kinlin is also called two way death." said Ron, becoming sad as he said this. "Either you keep taking it and in about 20 year you will slowly die, getting weaker and weaker beforehand, or worst you stop taking it, in which case you die painfully in a weak or two. If he got hooked somehow, then it's better if it's kept available for him."

"How do you know about of this?" Hermione was getting more and more worried. By the sound of it, there was little hope for the blond.

"It's not surprising you don't know about it. Apart for a story about six year ago in which a small amount was found somewhere in York, it hasn't been around for centuries. The only reason I know of it is because dad worked on the case at the time."

"So Naruto will only have 20 years? That would make him 34! Damn, how does he expect to become Hokage in that time." Kiba exclaimed.

"What's a Hokage?" Harry said.

"Oh, the leader of our village. It's his life goal to become the Hokage." Kiba said.

"Well, he may have less. We don't know how long he's be on it and we don't know how much he has had." Ron said.

"What to you mean?"Kiba said.

"Well, let's say he's been hooked on it for a year. That leaves 19 years. However, that's only if he's been on the amount that the hospital gives out. Say that he's been on it for a year and only just been caught. Well, then his live is cut down to say 17. However, lets say he got hooked around the time they found some in York. Well then 14 years are left and again if he's just been caught, then he may have 1-5 years left." Ron explained, which was most likely the smartest thing he ever said.

"How can we tell?" Hermione said.

"Not sure. I'm sure there will be a book on it in the forbidden section of the library."

"Uh and for the tails and stuff, not a word. You didn't see anything. Telling can only cause more harm than good."

It was hard for the Golden Trio to work on the Naruto thing since Naruto seemed so keen on helping Hermione out, but there chance came with an unfortunate cause. It was the 7th of November, and when Harry awoke, he thought it would be a normal day, but one look at Naruto's pale, yellowish face, chances that there were pain in those blue eyes, and he seem thinner. It didn't look like Naruto would make it to class today. It didn't really look to hopeful that he would make past today alive, Harry thought. Naruto whispered some stuff to Shikamaru and Shikamaru explained to Harry, "Naruto's a little ill today. Let's leave him to sleep. He will be better before you know it." As he said this, he leaned down and gave Naruto some pills and water. Naruto fell sleep quickly after that so Harry decided that the pills were most likely sleeping pills. The day still worked out like normal one though.

After dinner, Harry, Ron, Shikamaru and Kiba when to check up on Naruto. They found out that he was in much better health. He was still pale and weak looking, but the pain had gone from his eyes and he was no longer yellowish. After that, Harry, Ron and Kiba left to find Hermione, as Shikamaru had decided to stay with Naruto to give him something to cuddle. When they found Hermione, she was with the other exchange students who Kiba had told Hermione to gather.

"What did you what Kiba-kun?" asked Hinata as they enter a classroom.

"Well, I think we can all see that Naruto has not been the same since he came back with Jiraiya. Shikamaru and Naruto have been hiding things from us and it's about time we find out what."

"Is this really the time? Naruto is bed ridden." asked Hinata.

"That just means it's probably the only time we have. Shikamaru is occupied and we know where Naruto is, but by the look he be find by tomorrow." replied Kiba.

"Do we know what's wrong with him? It's not like him to be ill."

"I would have to say liver failure by the look and smell of it. Enough to kill a normal human." Kiba said., sitting on a desk.

"How is he recovering so fast? Surely he'll need to go to a hospital?"

"This Naruto we're talking about. He'll be fine by tomorrow. Now back on track. We, as in me and those three," Kiba pointed out the three wizards with a wave of his hand, "have found out that Naruto has be taking some type of drug."

"What! Who does he get them from?" asked Ino.

"At a guess, Shikamaru. We're guessing that he got hooked when he was out of the village and that Shikamaru now retrieving it."

"So that the reason he been acting odd!" Choji exclaimed.

"Partially, but there's more." said Kiba.

"What else is there?" asked Choji.

"Not too sure, I'm afraid, but one thing for sure is that Naruto has spent some time in this world and a lot of that with Draco, and I want to know how and why."

With it agreed to keep their eyes open, they retired to their respective common rooms. As the trio of wizards with Kiba and Ino entered the common room, Naruto was curled up in a ball in the arm chair in front of the fire still looking weak and ill, but at least he was nearer to a full recovery. And yet, there was something else in his eyes, a cross between regret and worry.

"How do you feel, Naruto?" asked Hermione.

"Not too bad. Can't complain since it was nothing more than I deserved." said Naruto in a subdued voice without even looking at Hermione. He didn't talk again. Shikamaru announces he and Naruto had to go to bed. Naruto just followed without a word.

"Harry, I thing you should go get some homework done."said Kiba.

"But I have all the homework I have to do right here!" Harry complained.

"Well get some books then. Just remember that cloak of yours, will you?" said Kiba.

"Oh, I see." Harry was back down in a matter of minutes.

"Right I'm afraid we will have to leave this in your hands Hermione and Ino. Naruto has something on his mind, and I'm sure that he will take a little midnight walk and I want to know who he meets. Yes this is all just a hunch, but a hunch should be followed. It will all count on the girls. Naruto will leave a clone in the dorm that will tell him if any of us males follow him. He doesn't want us to know so be careful." Kiba said., and then went back to doing homework as the others agreed and finish their work up quickly.

As if following Kiba's plan, Naruto entered the common room at 12 o'clock, and stop in front of the Fat Lady's back. He was in a pink kimono with little flowers and petals driven back and forth as they fell to the bottom of the kimono. Naruto brushed down the front of his kimono, and fiddled with the bow of the obi, he sighed, "This will have to do. I look good enough, I think. It doesn't matter. He still is going to hit me, isn't he." Naruto sighed again and then played with the cuff as he took a step out of the common room and down the hallway. The Fat Lady stay open a little longer than it should have, but that went unseen by the nervous Naruto.

It was easy for the two girls to follow Naruto and that why Ino was so worried. It was too easy. Ino had thought at first that Naruto was a poor ninja. He always had bright clothes and was loud enough that ninja in other hidden villages knew where he was, but on the other hand no one took him seriously and for a lot of people it was their end. There was no denying his physical strength, however he also seemed to do just the right thing even if at the time it looked stupid or a mistake. It seemed to Ino that it was all somehow planed, but the most shocking thing that Ino had leaned was that no matter how Naruto may seem he was always on guard. When he was a kid, he would only sleep if he was with the Third Hokage, and now just to show that nothing really changes, he would only sleep in the arms of Shikamaru or drugged. And this is why Ino knew something was up. Naruto hadn't even looked behind him and the only reason he didn't look when he was alone was because he already knew he was being followed. However Ino tried not to let this worry her. She was invisible and Naruto was very nervous.

Naruto was out of the castle and on his way to the forest before too long. He was still playing with his kimono as he entered the forest, and Ino took Hermione to the trees, following Naruto as he walk into a small clearing. Ino knew as soon as she landed on a tree by the clearing that she had to stay there. She knew that even if she just popped her head out to see who Naruto was meeting that she would be caught. She knew this from the bottom of her soul, so she did just that. She stayed hidden, keeping Hermione behind her. She would just have to work out who it was by what was said.

"It's been a long time since you call me last. You better have a good reason, I really missed you." the man said. It was a voice that Ino did not recognise, however she knew that the man was from Konoha.

"I have done something bad, I..." Naruto hesitated.

"What have you done my love. You can tell me anything." the voice was charming and kind.

'Don't tell me that this is some sort of boyfriend! What does that make Shikamaru? Surely Naruto wouldn't cheat!' Ino mind was going wild.

"I-" Naruto sighed "I had an affair."

"What... I … well I always knew that this would happened." the voice said.

"What!"

"Well you were forced to marry me. It was nice that you did try, but I had always been prepared for the day that you found someone you really loved. I understood I would get in the way." the voice said, sounding sadder and sadder with each word.

"Oh, don't be stupid. Your the only one I love fool. It's just... well, I lost my will and way for awhile." Naruto said.

"So, you want me to stay?" the man asked hopefully.

"Of course, idiot. God! Who would have though I would ever be in a situation that I got to call you an idiot. I would of called you one sooner, but I was scared." Naruto said.

"Don't be scared. Tell me what happened, then." said the man

"Aren't you going to hit me?" Naruto said with a little quiver in his voice.

"What? Why would you think I would hit you? Have I ever hit you before?"

"Well, he said that it was only right that the bitch was hit when he did something wrong."

"Naruto, we need to talk, a lot," Ino could feel the killer intent that started flowing out of the man. She had to admit it was hard to keep in control herself.

"Right, we should, but first we should take care of something."

"Of course."

Ino saw black spinning in red, then it was just black, all darkness, and Ino's thoughts were lost.

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also thank to kittyore9 for betaing it,