Here is the new chapter 28 :) we get to know a little bit more about Naoto here, and yeah, i guess i also reveal something that some of your already had begun to suspect about her too, so enjoy :)
Reviewer time :D
RSfan - Yes, i had much fun typing up there meting, i like to try and stay as true to the character as i can, but i know some i got wrong, but Naruto and Sasuke, and even Sakura, i believe i have them down pretty well ;) thanks for the review
crsstlk - indeed, his adventure has just begun here in the future, weather or not he finds a way to get to the past, that i haven't decided on yet, its something i am leaving for the end, heck it might open a plot for a new story after this one if you guys want a sequel lol :P thanks for the review :)
naru-ca-titan - As i said to crsstlk, i haven't decided if he is going to return to the past "technically its present :P" and lol at all the emotions :D and thanks for thinking that i rox like no other ;) hope you enjoy this new chapter, thanks for the review :D
chickenman00712 - you need more, well here is more :D lol thanks for the review
Sintar07 - thanks, i hope you enjoy this one too, and as i told RSfan, i do try to stick to the character as much as i can :) thanks for the review
Alright, that's everyone for that chapter, thanks again guys for your continued support, now on with the chapter
This chapter was revised on May 30th 2017. Most grammar errors should have been addressed (Hopefully :P) I did a few enhancements and changed a few things around but the story remained unchanged
Saving old bonds
Chapter 28 (Revised)
Back in the resistance camp, Sasuke had gathered everyone except for the kids for a meeting. Sasuke got up and began to talk "Thank you for coming everyone, I know it's late and we would all rather be with our families but you know that I wouldn't be dragging you all out here without a good reason"
"What is it Sasuke Sama? Are the night causing more trouble?" One of them asked
"The night are ALWAYS causing trouble" Konohamaru replied
"No, it's not the night, it's actually good news. Twenty years ago, this war began and we lost our homes and many loved ones. Every one of us here fought hard in that war including our Hokage who fought his hardest until he vanished and we never heard from him again" Everyone were thinking back to that horrible night "I am actually here tonight to tell you all that, he has returned to us, our leader, the sixth Hokage of Konoha, Namikaze Naruto has returned"
Everyone began to whisper wondering what Sasuke was talking about "Sasuke Sama, Lord Hokage was killed, we all saw it with our own eyes" Kiba said
Naruto walked into the room, fully dressed in his Hokage attire shocking everyone, some of them began to bow their heads while others looked at him with skeptical eyes "How is that possible? Look at him! He hasn't aged a day since we last saw him, he is a fake!" One of them screamed out
"Don't you DARE call Naruto Sensei a fake!" Yuki said as she got up and stood by Naruto's side, she was joined by the rest of team Naruto
"No, I understand that some of them doubt who I am, I mean if I was them I would be doing the same thing. However, there is something that only I can do that no one else can" everyone began to whisper wondering what he was going to do, Naruto closed his eyes and began concentrating on his chakra, slowly a red aura began forming around his body. He suddenly opened his eyes, they were now red, his body had transformed into the Kyuubi state, but he wasn't done, he bit his thumb and made hand signs and hit the ground with his hand "Summoning Jutsu!" A poof of smoke appeared beside him as a small version of the nine-tail sat by his side
"My lord! You are alive!" The fox said as it bowed its head
Everyone was amazed, no one else other than Naruto could summon the foxes, since the fox scroll had diapered with him, not that the Kyuubi would have allowed anyone else to sigh it anyway
"Thanks Kyuubi"
"Lord Hokage…" one of the doubters finally said as they all began to bow in respect for their returning leader
Sasuke was grinning "What a show-off" He said as Naruto returned his grin
"But how is it that he has not aged over the past twenty years?"
Sasuke explains to everyone what had happened, from the time vortex to how they had tried to save him, to how Naruto returned
"And now that I have returned, I want to say that it changes nothing for you guys. Sasuke is still the leader of this community, he worked hard for all of you and has protected you all while I was unable too. I will be joining the resistance as a member, not as your leader" Naruto told them
"I don't want the job, I was just doing it because no one else stepped up. You are the rightful leader as Hokage"
"You have twenty years of experience, compared to you, I was only Hokage for a few days, so whether you want the job or not, it's yours Sasuke, because I am not going to take it from you. These people respect you, they look up to you, depend on you. Who am I to just show up one day and take over?" Naruto said with a grin
Sasuke was speechless, there was nothing he could say to counter Naruto, he returned Naruto's grin
Meanwhile Naoto was relaxing in a hot warm bath, washing herself and thinking about her day. Her thoughts always came back to the boy she had found in the ruins "I wonder if I will ever see him again, his blue eyes were so dreamy" She thought to herself. She washed her face off as she plunged her head under the water and came back up. Her makeup began to drip off her face, she removed the rest of it with soap and a cloth. She began running her hands along her cheeks, feeling her birth marks with her fingers "And those marks of his were exactly like mine, I wonder what does that mean? Mom always told me that it made me special, even though everyone made fun of me because of them and I wished they would just go away. So, that way I wouldn't need to cover them up with makeup" she thought to herself once more. She let out a huge sigh "But they were kind of cute on him, I have to see him again" She thought to herself as she got out of the bathtub and dried her body off with a towel, she then looked at herself in the mirror, and began brushing her hair, they were pink like her mother's however, she had a blond strand sticking out from the rest. Once she was satisfied with her hair she smiled at herself "Mom never told me to go to bed after my bath" she said with a grin as she got dressed. She thought about reapplying her makeup but didn't feel like it. She took one last look at herself in the mirror with her outfit on "Looking hot" she said winking at herself with a grin
Naoto walked out of the house, she immediately Jumped onto the top of the nearest building and began making her way out of the small village, she was now jumping from tree branch to tree branch at extreme speed. She was focused on wanting to find that boy again, and the only place she could think of starting her search was at the ruins.
After just over an hour she had arrived at the desolate ruins of what was once the crown jewel city of the fire nation "I have never been here at night before, this place is eerie in the darkness" she said as she felt a shiver run down her spine "Maybe this wasn't such a good idea…" she told herself as she was starting to have second thoughts "COME ON NAOTO! YOU'RE A NIGHT NINJA AREN'T YOU? THIS IS NOTHING! NOW LET'S FIND THAT CUTIE!" Inner Naoto told herself "You're right, I am a night ninja, I shouldn't be afraid…" she said with a fake laugh as she walked through the ruins. She stopped in front of the stone tablet and got down on her knees. It was something she did every time she came to the ruins, her fingers ran over the name of Namikaze Naruto "Father, it's me Naoto, I know I already spoke with you today. Remember that boy I told you about earlier? Well he got away. I am not sure why, but I feel like I need to find him again. Also, I know you don't want to hear this, but mom would freak if I told her, but his eyes were so dreamy. They were just as blue as mine and I felt like I could get lost in them. If I find him, maybe I can convince him to come see you. Talk to you latter father" she said as she bowed her head at the tablet before getting back up. Although she had never met her father, her mother use to come here with her at least once a month to talk with him. It became a ritual for them. She would tell him about stuff in her life, and about Naoto and how proud he would be of her. And Naoto had begun doing the same, she knew that her father was a great man and wished she could have known him, but this was the only thing she could do
Naoto had not noticed that someone was watching her from the shadows "Well well, what do we have here?" The man said, Naoto froze "A cute little girl out all alone at night, you know, these places are dangerous, something horrible could happen to you"
Naoto took out her Katana and got into a defensive position, trying to locate where the voice was coming from "Who are you? Where are you?" she said
"Who I am is of no concern to you. Where I am, well my pretty, I am right behind you!"
Naoto felt a presence behind her, she quickly turned around but he was gone "I am warning you, I am a trained Night Ninja, my Sensei is one of the thirteen captains, so back off!"
"Oh, you have some spunk in you, I like that in a girl" the voice said again
Naoto was afraid. Although she was a night ninja she did not draw power from the moon. She was strong in her own right but she was alone in the dark and in the middle of a ruined city where many had died in a war, including her own father. She felt something hit her hard on the neck. She then suddenly felt weak as she dropped to one knee but she refused to give up. She forced her body back up
"Impressive, most people would have passed out. That means you're going to last much longer than the weak girls" he said with an evil laughter
Naoto had to do something, but she couldn't even see the guy. She only felt his presence when he was very close to her and by that time it was too late "Alright Naoto, calm down, calm down, the enemy is using the cover of the darkness as a weapon. So, I should move onto the top of one of the buildings where the moon will provide me with the light I need to see him" she thought to herself. She spotted the tallest building still standing and quickly jumped on top of it. She could now clearly see all around her. He wouldn't be sneaking up on her anymore
"You are a very cleaver little girl, you're smart as well as good looking. What a lucky day for me" he said as he began laughing again
Naoto was afraid, she wanted to run away but she couldn't. The laughter continued to the point of feeling like torture. Suddenly someone bursts from under her. She fell down onto her back and her Katana slipped out of her hand. The enemy quickly picked it up "Well, what a fine blade, I believe I will take it along with you" He said with a grin
Naoto got back to her feet "Give that back!" She said in anger as she looked at the man, he had a sand ninja headband
"Or what? You're going to scream at me?" he said laughing
"That Katana use to belong to my father, it's the only thing I have of him. You are NOT going to take that from me!" Naoto launched an attack concentrating chakra into her hand. She hit the man and sent him flying onto the ground. She was able to grab her Katana before it fell down "Heh, you're not that strong after all" she said with a renewed confidence. But suddenly she felt something kick her in the neck once more sending her flying forward and slamming into the ground as her Katana flew from her hand. She was barely able to stay conscious
"That's because you attacked my partner" he said as he walked towards her,
she didn't understand why she felt so weak. She was still conscious but unable to move "What did you do to me…"
"I hit one of your nerves that gives control to your motor functions. Don't worry its temporary of course" he said as he walked up to her, she was unable to do anything as he grabbed her "You are quite beautiful I must say, it's almost makes me feel bad" he said with a grin
Naoto felt disgusted, but she was at his mercy as his partner picked up her Katana again "That bitch, let me cut her up a little bit for what she did to me!"
"Now now, calm down, I don't want you to ruin her perfectly silky skin just because she was able to beat you up, that's your fault" he said as he smelled her hair, suddenly she is snatched away from his grasp "What the hell?!" he said as he had not detected the presence of anyone else
"You picked the wrong girl to mess with" A voice came from the darkness
"Who the hell do you think you are?"
The new ninja suddenly took out the one that had held Naoto with ease, sending him flying into some rubble. The enemy ninja finally got a good look at their attacker; he had red eyes and a leaf headband "You're a resistance fighter, why are you helping a night ninja? We are supposed to be allies!" the sand ninja said
"She may be a night Ninja, but she is also an innocent girl that did nothing wrong. And ally or not, you are going to pay for your sins" he said. Suddenly the man took out a Kunai and stabbed him without warning, blood began gushing out of his mouth, Itachi shoved it deeper inside. The sand ninja's eyes began to close as he died, the man then dropped him and turned his attention to the other one who still had Naoto's katana in hand
"He is mine!" a voice came from behind the man with the red eyes, Naoto was back on her feet
"What? How are you back on your feet, your nervous system should not have recovered yet!"
"I am a highly skilled Medical Ninja, using my chakra to fix my nervous system was easy. Now, are you going to hand my Katana back, or do I have to take it by force, again"
The sand ninja felt like he was outmatched and he handed her back her weapon "What are you going to do with me now?"
"It all depends on her; I think it's only fair considering what you and your friend had planned" The man with the red eyes said
"Please, I beg you, spare me" he pleaded as he got down on his knees in front of Naoto
Naoto wanted to stab him right then and there "My sensei has taught me to treat every life with respect, even scum like you. As much as I want to make you pay for what you did that would lower me down to your level. And I am better than that so get out of here" Naoto said as she put her weapon away and turned her back on him
The man grinned as he took out a Kunai and was about to stab her in the back but the Kunai was knocked out of his hand by her blade as she turned around with speed "I am so sorry, forgive me!"
"You're lucky that I refuse to take the life of another unless I have no choice, now get the hell out of here" She said with angry eyes
"Not so fast, she may be able to just let that slide but I cannot. You had a chance to leave in peace yet you chose to attack her when her back was turned. How cowardly, we don't need allies like you" his eyes began to spin and the man then began to scream as he collapsed on the ground, Naoto could tell he was no longer breathing
"What the hell did you do?!" she asked as she got down to check on the man, but there was nothing she could do to save him
"He didn't deserve to live. Like I said, he had a chance and blew it. I know that's what you wanted to do but your heart was too pure to do it. So, I did it for you"
Naoto got into a defensive position "Now what? You're a freedom fighter and I am your enemy"
"You are not my enemy; you have not done anything for me to warrant turning my blade on you" the man said as he turned his back on her and began to walk away
Naoto put her Katana away "Hey, can I at least get your name?"
"My name is Uchiha Itachi" the man said as he vanished
End Chapter 28
Well that was 28, hope you liked it, by the way, Itachi doesn't know Naruto is back yet in case you were wondering ;), oh and i just had to give Naoto an inner self, she is after all Sakura's daughter :D read, rave, review :)