Hey guys, thanks for the reviews, it's very appreciated to know you liked the first chapter, now again, if there is a grammar error please point them out so I can make the correction's in further release, and with greater confidence I give you now the second chapter, Enjoy!

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Stray

It´s been about three months, Naruto and Itachi were nearing a little village in the south of Sunagakure, they had evaded the shinobi village cause Itachi's status as missing nin.

Once in the village Naruto was glad that none of the villagers had glared at him already, and couldn't help but smile, "We need to get a room, let's look for an inn and then we can get something to eat" Itachi said heading towards the center of the village.

"Naruto, why don't you go and take a look to the room?" asked Itachi, feeling the presence of someone following them, "Hai, Itachi nii-san" once Naruto was out of view, Itachi headed out, two streets from the Inn were they decided to rest for the day, "Whoever you are, show yourself" in that moment a man with a mask appeared "Itachi, why are you here?, I told you to join Akatsuki so why are you wasting time with the kyubi brat?", asked the man, Itachi knew that in a fight, he didn't have any chances, " I don't plan on joining them, tell your boss that I don't want any part of it and your twisted plans", the man glared ad Itachi but decided to leave not without a warning "We are going to take the brat, but for now you can play with him" with a sinister laugh the man disappeared in a vortex.

Naruto was searching for Itachi, the room was quite alright and the bed was comfy, but he got a bit worried when his nii-san didn't came after a few minutes, "were you looking for me?" asked Itachi out of nowhere, Naruto looked around an spotted him in a corner, "Yeah, I don't like being alone, it's been a long time since I had people talking with me besides Ojii-san and Inu-san" Itachi walked to him and took his hand walking back to the Inn, " let's get some rest, tomorrow starts your training" with this Naruto celebrated, thinking of how awesome a ninja he would become with his nii-san teaching him.

Meanwhile in Konoha, Sarutobi was getting worried; there were not news or clues about Naruto's disappearance, a knock in the door made him look away from the paperwork "come in", Kakashi stepped in with Rin, they've been a couple for a while, but Kakashi was still sad about his best friend's death, "Hokage-sama, is there any clue about where he could be?" asked Rin a bit afraid "No, and that's what makes me worry the most, not only did Naruto disappear, Itachi is gone too, and we believe that he took the boy with him"

Kakashi didn't know if he should be happy because the boy couldn't get harmed in the village or sad because the loss of his sensei's son, right then an Ambu appeared next to Sarutobi "Any luck Cat?" asked the Hokage with hopes of some clue "None, Hokage-sama, I'm sorry but it seem like the boy just puffed out of existence, there is no trace of where he could be", Once again sadness filled the room.

In the Hyuga residence, a cry filled the place; the guards were uncomfortable with this, the little heir was a sweet girl to them, she didn't care if they were Branch or Main family, to her, all of them were family; the sight of Hiashi Hyuga pounding the little Hinata within an inch of her life was just too much to take, but they couldn't do anything for her, they were scared of the punishment that the cursed seal in their foreheads could bring.

"You are, as always, unworthy of your title" said Hiashi while delivering a kick to the ribs, making the girl scream in pain, "Why can't you be like your sister", said once again, kneeling and punching the girl's face, but she was already unconscious, seeing this Hiashi decided to stop now, and went inside the house.

In that moment one of the servants, Kasumi hurried to take Hinata to the hospital, once she reached the door, a doctor that was passing by looked at the girl and quickly took her to the CCU (Critical-Care-Unit). Kasumi decided to go and talk to the Hokage, she knew that once Hiashi knew who has spoken of the events that day, would probably die by the caged bird seal, even so, she could not let this go, even if it meant her death.

Later that day, Sarutobi learned about what happened thanks to Kasumi, but he could not meddle in the clan's affairs, "I'm sorry Kasumi, but I can do nothing, the laws forbid me to take matters on hands, until she becomes a ninja", at this, Kasumi was totally pissed off, "But Hokage-sama, we can't let Hiashi hurt his own daughter like that, is just sick" Sarutobi agreed with her, but once again, he couldn't risk to another try of rebellion, much less by the Hyugas, "I'm sorry Kasumi, there is nothing I can do" with this, Kasumi went to the hospital to check on Hinata.

Once there the doctor saw Kasumi and tell her about Hinata condition, "Kasumi-san, Hinata is alright now, but she took a lot of damage, most of it to the ribs, she is going to need at least two weeks to recover" Kasumi thanked the doctor for the news but then she remembered Hiashi would most likely try to retrieve Hinata in less of that time, "doctor, if I could ask you for a favor, please, don't let Hiashi-sama get near Hinata, I know he is her father but, you can't allow him to try and retrieve her" the doctor was a bit confused about this, "I haven't filled the information card about her yet, but I need to know what happened" Kasumi knew that she needed to tell him, maybe that could keep Hiashi away till she came with some sort of plan, "Hiashi-sama was the one that got her in that state, he wouldn't care if Hinata-sama died, because for him, she is weak" Kasumi had tears in her eyes, after remembering all the times Hiashi went on a rampage against the poor girl, but this was the worst of all, " I see, then there will be an order to keep two Ambu in her door and don't let her out without my consent", Kasumi thanked the doctor and headed out to the Hyuga compound.

In the night, Naruto was totally exhausted from the training with Itachi, all that workout with the tree climbing exercise just made him hungry, "Itachi nii-san, I'm hungry" Itachi nodded, "let's get something to eat, then we can go to sleep, and start over tomorrow at first hour"

Naruto just groaned, but he did as he was told, catching up with Itachi that was walking away, they headed towards the village, "Itachi nii-san, I have a question to you, do you know who my parents were? I've been thinking, why the villagers hate me so much, I know that my parents died, but I don't know anything about them".

Itachi was contemplating either tell him or not, he knew the orders, but, he was now a missing nin, either way, he was still loyal to the leaf, even if he hated the council, "I know who they were Naruto, but please believe me, I can't tell you who they were, but, I promise you something, in two weeks we are going back to Konoha, I'm going to retrieve what I can of the scrolls that your parents left behind, and I'm going to help you in whatever way I can, ok?

Naruto saw the hurt in Itachi eyes, he knew that maybe there were secrets that he should just figure out, a new way of thinking was needed in order to cope with this situation, "I understand Itachi nii-san, I know that you would tell me if you could, so I'm not going to be a burden to you, nii-san, I promise to work hard, I need to be the best shinobi, I want to protect you, the same way you protected me" Itachi was glad after hearing this and messed Naruto's hair in an affectionate way, "You will Naruto, I promise you"

And that is, the second chapter, I hope you guys liked it, tell me your opinions, please R&R

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