After taking another day off "took good Friday off" to relax and spent some time with my friends, chapter 43 is finally here! YAY, RAINBOWS PONIES AND PIXY DUST!... yeah sorry i am just hyper tonight :D
Now, its time for my reviews to shine :D
RairyuuBlade - this one is longer, not by much, but still longer then 42 :P hope you enjoy, thanks for the review
Bombat1994 - It did further the relationship that Toshiro has with Ichigo, but as to move the story forward, yes i agree, it was more of a setting everything up for this chapter type of chapter :) thanks for the review and hope you like 43
Sintar07 - yes, everything working out perfectly with lolypops and sugar sucks :P that's why i hate stories where i see Naruto able to beat the crap out of his enemies with a simple finger... :P whats the point! lol anyway thanks for the review, and hope you like 43 :D
Gravenimage - Thanks for the review, hope you enjoy 43 :)
naru-ca-titan - aww... Pills :( I use to take Ritalin when i was younger, the doctors though i had ADD, but i just didn't care about school :P there is a diference lol, but i remeber how they made me dull, anyway i still love your reviews, whether they are ADD or not ;) keep them coming :D so thanks for your continued support and hope you like 43 :D
Cecixx19 - Thanks for the review, and, actually, no i do NOT have a lot of time on my hands, this is my routine, i get up at 8 AM do my morning routine, go to work from 10 to 6, i go to the gym from 6:15 to 7:15 get home at about 7:30, eat dinner, relax a bit if i have the time, write my story "normally takes me any time between 2-3 hours" go to bed at around 12:30 and start the cycle over again the next day :P until i get to my weekends...god how i love my weekends lol, i could use that evening time for myself, but i enjoy writing this story so much, and you all enjoy reading it so much that i just keep on doing it almost every night :), anyway enough about my boring life :P hope you enjoy 43 :D
Chi-Neko - cliff hangers are what makes you want to come back for more :D thanks for the review, i hope you enjoy 43 :)
blackmoon124 - Indeed, and that was my intention! to make you love the villain :P so i am happy to see that i have succeeded :D thank you for the review, and i hope that you enjoy 43
Well once again, that's everyone, now the moment you have all been waiting for, chapter 43 has been released! The wait is over, today, the attack begins! What did Toshiro decide to do? find out today!
This chapter was revised on June 2nd 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 43 (Revised)
Dawn had come and Naruto was getting restless "Why haven't they sent anyone out yet!" he asked
"Calm down, it will take a while before a messenger arrives from the front lines, just be patient" Sasuke told him "Even after they leave we have to wait a while before we attack or else they could just turn around" he added
Finally, Naruto could see someone run through the forest "That must be the messenger!" Sakura said
Ichigo had fallen asleep from the long night he had but a knock to his chamber doors woke him "Kurokage Sama, there is an emergency" a voice came from the other side
Ichigo woke up, his body still feeling heavy and tired; he got out of bed and opened the door "This better be good" he simply said in a sleepy, yet stern voice
"My apologies my lord, I would not wake you if this wasn't urgent. But a messenger from the front lines just arrived. The Sand are launching a full assault; we believe they are trying to reclaim their lost territory"
"What?!" Ichigo screamed out
"What are we going to do my lord? They outnumber our forces" the night ninja added
"How many do we have in reserve here?" Ichigo asked
"We have one thousand ninjas here in the city my lord" he answered
"Damn it! I shouldn't have sent half our forces to reinforce our borders with the earth…" Ichigo said in anger
"My lord, if you don't mind me asking, why did you send them?"
"Because, one of my captains informed me of a major incident that happened in earth country that could cause them to attack us. I didn't want to take the chance... How could the Sand pick this time to attack? We don't have any choice, send nine hundred of our men to defend the border, but do not allow them to pursue the sand into their territory. We do not have the numbers needed to attack Suna"
"Are you sure my lord? That would leave us vulnerable to attack"
"This city has four captains, three vice captains and a captain's apprentice as well as myself for defense. I doubt any band of bandits would dare try anything, even with only one hundred of us left"
"Yes my lord" he said as he bowed his head and left
Ichigo let out a large sigh as he shut his door, how could the Sand attack at such a perfect time?
Meanwhile Toshiro was walking around town. He noticed that a large number of ninjas had begun forming and were getting ready to head out, he knew that the Sand must had begun their attack. He saw Kisuke and his vice-captain watching as the large army of night ninjas began their march out of the city, Toshiro joined them "What's going on?" Toshiro asked, even though he already knew the answer
"It would appear that the Sand have decided to attack us" The twelfth division vice captain answered. She was a small blond girl with brown eyes by the name of Sarugaki Hiyori and at one point was Toshiro's vice-captain. Just like Toshiro, she wasn't that tall but if her enemies would judge her by her size they would normally end up dead
"It's very bad timing too, we don't have the men needed to crush them" Kisuke added
"What do you mean? Don't we have two thousand ninjas here?" Toshiro asked confused
"No, a few hours ago before the Kurokage went to bed he said that you informed him of a big incident within earth borders caused by the resistance. He sent half our forces to patrol the borders and reinforce the border towns in case they decided to pursue the resistance members and use the opportunity to attack us"
Toshiro was shocked; the forces in the city would be at an all-time low. The resistance would not have many problems assaulting it now since they would outnumber the defenders
"I think it's pretty convenient that they just happen to attack us while our forces are cut in half, leaving us vulnerable" Kisuke added
"The city will be just fine captain, I mean we have most of the captains and vice captains here, we should be able to protect the city from anything" Hiyori said with a smile "Isn't that right captain Hitsugaya?" said with a wink, both of them had always worked well together. Toshiro was sad when she was asked to transfer due to the twelfth division really needing a good vice-captain
"Yeah…" he simply answered feeling horrible
"So, where is that apprentice of yours anyway?" Kisuke asked
"She is…Resting, the Kurokage wanted to get to know her" he answered
"I heard that she was drunk and that you almost lost her. Not exactly how an apprentice should behave" Kisuke added
"And what is that suppose to mean, Captain Urahara" Toshiro asked with an aggressive tone of voice
"All I am saying is if my apprentice had the honor of spending time with the Kurokage she sure as hell wouldn't have gotten drunk and run off for a midnight swim!" he answered back
"And how would you know about that anyway!" Toshiro asked
"Because the ninja that kept an eye on her to make sure she was safe was part of my division. I just read his report about it; pathetic really, you should teach her how a proper night ninja should present themselves in the presence of our lord"
Toshiro was steaming with anger and Kisuke knew it. He enjoyed making him angry, he was jealous of the treatment Toshiro received from the Kurokage and would do anything to make Toshiro look bad. Hiyori had noticed that the tension in the air had become hostile between the two captains "Captain Urahara, Captain Hitsugaya, should we really be at each other's throats like this? We are all on the same side, aren't we?" she said wanting to try and lighten up the mood
Both Kisuke and Toshiro stared at each other's eyes making her feel very uncomfortable, Toshiro had noticed it, he calmed himself down "Believe whatever you want about my apprentice, but I will not change who she is because of your opinion" he said as he turned his back to Kisuke who only gritted his teeth
"One of these days, she will get you in trouble and when that happens, I will take pleasure in seeing you stripped of your rank and position!" he said as he walked away in anger
Toshiro let out a large sigh as Hiyori stayed "Sorry about that sir, he has been in a bad mood lately" she told him
Toshiro turned around to face her "He has been in a bad mood for the past twenty years" he answered making her smile a bit
"Yeah, I guess he always seems like he is in a bad mood" she said trying to hide a slight blush "So what are your plans today sir?" she asked him trying to start up a conversation with him "Maybe we could have some breakfast with your apprentice sir, I wouldn't mind meeting her" She said with a smile
"I doubt that she will be getting up for breakfast, we went to bed late. I also assume that she is going to wake up with a huge headache after last night" he answered her
"Yeah, I guess you're right, well we could always catch something to eat then, I don't know about you but I am getting kind of hungry and I wouldn't mind some company" she said trying to hide her blush
Toshiro felt bad, he knew that she was trying to be nice "I am sorry, but there is something I must do. Perhaps some other time" he answered her, knowing that there would be no other time, not after today
"Oh, well, maybe some other time then…" she said sadly before walking away, making Toshiro felt even sadder then he already was
"Wait, I maybe free this afternoon, we could have some dinner, if your free that is" He told her with a warm smile
"Really? That would be great!" She said smiling back "Of course I am free!"
"Alright then, see you tonight" He answered her as she nodded before walking away. Even though he knew there would be no afternoon for them, at least she didn't feel sad anymore. He checked the time and it had been a while since they had sent out the reinforcements to the borders. Soon the resistance would launch their attack
Naruto was getting tired of waiting "Why can't we just go now! It's been a while since they left" he asked
"Because, we must give them enough time to get as far away as possible before we attack" Sasuke answered him
"You never were good at waiting Naruto" Sakura said teasingly "Don't worry, we are almost done waiting, just a little bit more" she added
They continued to wait. Time went by slowly and every second seemed to feel like it was an hour
Sasuke got up "Alright, I think we waited long enough, it's time" he gave the signal to begin the attack
The resistance members all began to come out of their hiding spots while launching their attack
The guards at the gate could see them coming, he was shocked. They had never expected the capital city to come under attack "Sound the alarm! Close the gates!" he screamed out. The large massive gates began to slowly shut as one of the men was hitting a large bell continuously, the remaining defenders scrambled to their posts on top of the walls
Ichigo was still sleeping peacefully as a large bang on his door woke him up. He was very upset as it had already been twice this morning that he was woken up. He got up from his bed in a foul mood and opened the door "The city better be on fire, because if it isn't…"
He was cut off by the guard "My lord, we are under attack!" he quickly told him
"What? By who?!" he demanded
"It appears to be the resistance sir, from the looks of it…the ENTIRE resistance, we are outnumbered"
"The resistance here? But how? And why now?" he said as he quickly got dressed and grabbed his blade before running out of his room
Toshiro was standing on top of the walls alongside the other night defenders, he was still wrestling with himself "I can't betray my country, I can't betray my best friend…But what he did all those years ago was wrong! He has to send Naruto back! But at what price? Naoto will grow up without you in her life! But she will have her father! Can you really justify turning your back on your country? Can I really justify turning my back on doing the right thing and allowing all of them to die? How is that any different then turning your back on your own people and killing them? If I turn my back on my people and we succeeded, technically none of them will have died since Naruto would be sent to the past, however if I don't turn my back on them and join them, the resistance members will be killed with no chance of ever coming back…Also I would be forced to fight Sakura, Naoto would never forgive me for allowing her parents to die" he didn't want to make the decision but the resistance were getting closer with every passing second, he would have to choose, his country and best friend, or the lives of the hundreds of resistance members, including Sakura, as well as risking losing Naoto in the process
Kisuke grinned "They are fools, it's time we finished off the resistance once and for all" He said as he took out his blade and signaled the men to begin the defense. The ninjas began throwing kunais, shurikens and arrows at the incoming resistance assault killing or injuring a few of them, they reached the walls and begun scaling them. The defenders kept killing them easily before they could reach the top
"Damn it, why hasn't Toshiro opened the door yet!" Sasuke said angry at seeing some of his friends die
"I can just my rasengan and blow it up!" Naruto said as he got ready to do it
"NO! The door is made of an alloy that will just absorb your chakra. You would just be wasting your energy" Shikamaru told him
Meanwhile Toshiro was standing next to the main gate, still struggling with himself. But he could hear the cries of the people dying on the other side. A tear rolled down from his eye as he took out his blade and killed the guard near the gate before opening it. Hiyori was standing behind him, she was shocked "Captain?!" she screamed out
"I am…Sorry" was all he could tell her as the gates flew open and the resistance members ran in
"How could you… You were a role model, someone I looked up too… How could you betray us!" she said as tears formed around her eyes. She lifted her blade and got ready to defend herself
Ichigo had arrived just in time to see Toshiro stand alongside the resistance members as they entered through the gate. The defenders had abandoned their posts at the top of the walls and joined Hiyori, both forces were staring at one another. The night ninjas were mostly surprised by Toshiro's betrayal "I knew it, I knew it! You are nothing but a low life back stabbing traitor!" Kisuke screamed out
Ichigo ran to the front of the line "TOSHIRO!" he screamed "WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?!"
"I am sorry lord Kurokage…But I cannot allow this to continue…" he answered in his calm voice
"Allow WHAT to continue?" he asked
Naruto made his way to the front of the line shocking everyone from the night. Most of all Ichigo "Twenty years ago you stole everything from me, my friends, my people, my love, my daughter…I am here to take it all back! By force if necessary"
"So you survived…I must have used too much chakra. Instead of sending you two months into the future I sent you forward twenty years. I had always assumed that your injuries were just too severe and that you had died, I guess I was wrong"
"Kurokage Sama, send him back. I beg of you, he doesn't belong here. He belongs back in his own time, do the right thing!"
"Toshiro, I don't want to hear anything from you. I always knew that you opposed the invasion of these nations, you were also strongly against me using that jutsu on him. However, I never would have imagined that you would turn against me. How could you choose them over me! We are best friends; we grew up together! We were always there for each other, Toshiro, how could you do this to me, I trusted you more than anyone!"
"I am sorry Ichigo…" he said with a sad tone
"You're sorry? YOU'RE SORRY? IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MAKE EVERYTHING ALRIGHT?" He said as he took out his blade
"You are outnumbered, surrender and just send me back" Naruto demanded as he took out a Kunai, he went next to Toshiro "Where is Naoto?" he asked him
"She is…Safe" he simply answered him
"Good" Naruto answered back
"You are kidding, right? Send you back? If I send you back this timeline will cease to exist! The night country's invasion may not succeed. As if I would EVER send you back!" he screamed out
"You will send me back, one way or another… You will" he simply said as his eyes instantly turned red and red chakra began to surround his body
End Chapter 43
Well the attack has begun, Toshiro had decided to stay with the resistance, even though he had second thoughs and almost didn't do it, hoped you all liked it, read, rave, review :D