It's been 84 years…
Well, just one, but still. I'm already breaking my promise! I'm still working on this story, it's just, I've got my mind racing with more fanfiction ideas, which I have reluctantly put away to work on my existing ones, And all of the things I have to do for school. I got inspiration for my other stories, but this one is more difficult for me. I don't want to give up like I did for my first fanfic, which I deleted. Anyway, enough excuses, let's begin with reviews!
Hikari Nova: Yes, I know. But when people hear "twins", they usually think two people, born on the same day, in succession, and looking somewhat similar. The reason I call them not really twins is that they look radically different. I know it's incorrect, but I ignored it at the time.
buterflypuss: Thanks!
MCRasengan: Glad to be back.
michumichu79:
English:
Good chapter a little short hope you can update soon
Answer:
Thanks, and sorry for the short one, I couldn't think of anything else to add.
RandomPersonHere: Remember that Kushina wanted to be the first female Hokage to prove that kunoichi was just as good as shinobi, so she would never just abandon her daughters, and would probably hurt Minato (badly) if he ever said that they couldn't be as good as their brothers.
Doraemon: Getting chills just thinking about all the Cold!ness. But yeah, I kinda overdid it. It's accurate though, so why change it?
My 2 guys: Thanks and I will keep updating, but even I'm not sure just when I will.
arinasution5: Where?
Guest: I'm getting to that, but I don't want Naruto amounts of filler for that, I'll do a little bit every chapter or so.
KGF:
English:
I really liked your story, please continue
Answer:
Even if my updates take awhile, I will not give up on this story. I will continue this story until my last breath. (Though someone else who made the same promise for their story hasn't updated since 2013. Are they dead? I don't know...)
Thanks, everyone for reviewing. Less flames than last time, which I'm happy about. But remember, if there is anything you feel is wrong, or there's something you don't like in the story, feel free to let me know. But please do so in a constructive way, rather than beating me up about it, so I can learn from my mistakes. I will consider, even if only briefly, every suggestion that is given, so give me some, no matter how absurd.
Disclaimer: Last time, I checked, I don't have a job, which means I can't even begin to afford to buy Naruto from Kishimoto. I'll just have to make due with fanfics.
Key:
"Brat.": Normal Speech
'Dang it!': Normal Thoughts
"Human scum.": Demon/Summon/Celestial Body Speech
'I believe you will bring peace to the world.': Demon/Summon/Celestial Body Thoughts
"Rasengan!": Jutsu Name
Double Nightmare Chapter 8: Nami no Kuni
Naruto and Tsuneo walked in front of Yugito on their way to Wave. They had heard of the financial struggles because of Gato, and everyone agreed they would help. Yugito pondered exactly what she had seen the other night. The aura that Tsuneo had surrounding him was frightening, especially with how… feral he looked compared to his usual stoicism.
Suddenly, her train of thought was broken when they heard the clash of metal against metal. They all nodded to each other and sped off to the origin of the sound. Remaining hidden, they saw Team 7 fighting against Zabuza, currently, Kushina was trapped in a Water Prison, while the Genin tried to help him. Zabuza was not making it easy for them, however. They continued to watch as they freed Kushina, and "killed" Zabuza. They continued to follow the team as they went to the village. Naruto seemed a little nervous that Team 7 was present in Wave.
"Maybe we should leave, they might find us." However, Tsuneo was adamant that they stay and help the poor country. He seemed to feel very strongly about the idea, contrasting to his usual nature. Yugito couldn't really understand it, but Naruto wasn't bothered by it. He sighed and nodded, bringing the slightest of smiles to Tsuneo's face. The orange-haired Namikaze decided to scout out for Zabuza and his "killer," leaving Yugito and Naruto alone.
"Why was Tsuneo so resolved to stay here?" Yugito asked the other blonde. Naruto just sighed and shook his head.
"I'm afraid I don't know, and Kurama won't divulge such information. Only Tsuneo himself can say for sure the reason." Yugito just nodded and waited for him to come back.
-Clearing-
Tsuneo stopped just as he noticed a chakra signature identical to the so-called Hunter-nin that was with Zabuza. The ninja looked like a female, especially with the way he was dressed. However, his enhanced sense of smell told him otherwise. The boy was picking herbs, probably to heal Zabuza of his injuries. He pretended to be oblivious to the boy as he jumped down from the trees, startling the black-haired shinobi.
'I didn't even sense him! How did he get so close without me noticing?'
"Ah. This looks like a good place to train... Hm? Who are you?" Tsuneo asked, pretending to just be a shinobi-in-training looking for a place to practice, having put away his slashed headband for good measure.
'I must have been too absorbed in my thoughts. There's no way he's a shinobi with that stance.' Haku thought to himself. The way Tsuneo was not even wary of his presence and did not take any stance reminded Haku of an Academy Student or fresh Genin. But there was no headband to indicate he was a Genin, and a there was no Academy in Nami no Kuni to his knowledge.
"Hello?" Tsuneo asked, waiting for a response from the Hyoton user. Realizing his mistake, Haku responded.
"Oh! Sorry, I didn't think anyone else would be here. Are you a ninja? You said something about training, didn't you?" Haku asked, genuinely curious.
"No, but I want to be one! If only they had an Academy here, I could learn all kinds of ninja stuff. But for now, I'll just have to settle for teaching myself!" Tsuneo kept up his facade of being an aspiring ninja.
"Oh! Are you teaching yourself? You must be strong. But I have to ask, do you have anyone precious to you?" Tsuneo gave a fake grin at that.
"Yeah I have a brother, and this nice lady I met earlier this week."
"That's good. I believe that when you have people you want to protect, you can become truly strong. I noticed you didn't mention your parents. Do you not have any parents?"Tsuneo pretended to frown a bit.
"No. They died when I was little." Tsuneo half-lied. Half a lie, because to him, his parents had died when they ignored them in favor of their sisters. Haku seemed visibly sad.
"Oh, I see. So you're like me. My parents also died when I was younger." Haku told him.
"Do you have anyone precious to you?" Tsuneo turned the question back on Haku.
"Yes. My adoptive father. He took me under his wing after my parents died. He is the most important person in the world to me. He is injured, so I am picking healing herbs to help him feel better." Tsuneo smirked to himself as he pieced together the boy's backstory.
'So Zabuza picked up the kid after his parents died. He might have a connection to Kiri if Zabuza found him. Kiri has had a bloodline war going on for a while, meaning he also might have a bloodline. Perhaps his parents were killed because of their bloodline and he escaped.' Tsuneo decided he had enough information.
"Well, I have to go train, I just found a jutsu and I can't wait to try it out! It was nice talking to you, Miss..." Tsuneo kept up the illusion of not knowing the ice user was a male, hoping to get a name from him.
"My name is Haku. And, actually, I'm a boy." Haku left after that, while Tsuneo pretended to be shocked at the revelation. He sorted out all the information he had acquired, then he left to find the other two jinchuuriki.
-Tazuna's House-
Team 7 was currently eating lunch with Tazuna and his family, though Inari had been bitter towards them, saying they didn't know anything about suffering. Kushina gave him quite the lashing for that sentiment. Currently, the Namikaze twins were talking about their training. Due to Naruto and Tsuneo leaving, they had to get a replacement teammate. Luckily, A graduate from last year had been left in the dust by his two teammates, who were field-promoted to chunin recently. Having already had a year of experience, Kushina trusted him to not be a liability to the team. After everyone had finished, Tazuna headed to the bridge to continue working on it. He didn't usually go home to eat lunch, but he made an exception today. All of the genin were training with Kushina while watching Tazuna work, making sure nothing went wrong.
Tsuneo found Naruto and Yugito wandering around the town, looking for anything beneficial to them. He quickly placed himself next to Naruto. Yugito was a little startled, having not sensed him coming up. Naruto, however, was used to these sorts of things and had already known Tsuneo was there.
"I found the Hunter-nin. His name is Haku, and he apparently sees Zabuza as a father figure. It's possible he has a bloodline and escaped the bloodline purges with Zabuza after his parents were killed, also most likely due to their bloodline." Tsuneo relayed what he had gathered to his comrades. Naruto nodded and they all decided to camp out somewhere, as everyone seemed to poor to actually have any useful materials for sale. They also didn't want to take a chance on Team 7 finding them.
They set up camp and, after a quick meal, all went to do their own things. Naruto was meditating, Tsuneo was training, and Yugito followed after him, hoping to talk to him about the other night.
"Umm… Tsuneo?" Tsuneo gave no indication that he had heard her, other than the slight and almost unnoticeable glance in her direction. It gave her enough to know he acknowledged her presence.
"I was hoping to talk to you about the other night. I saw you training, and… well..." Yugito was unable to finish her thought, quite embarrassed about admitting to spying on him. However, if Tsuneo was bothered by this information, he didn't show it.
"Well, don't just stand there. What would you like to know?" Tsuneo said in a "no-nonsense" voice. Yugito swallowed the lump in her throat and spoke again.
"I-I was wondering why your eyes looked like that, and why you were so adamant about staying here to help finish the bridge." Tsuneo's look hardened as she asked her questions, and Yugito started sweating. With a sigh, the boy relented and spoke with a softer tone.
"Yugito. We've only known each other for a few days, but I trust you won't share this information with anyone?" At Yugito's nod, he continued.
"I have always been like that. My eyes change to what you saw when I'm feeling intense emotions. As to why I wanted to stay here, that's a bit of a longer story. It all started six years ago..."
And that's where I'll stop. Sorry for the cliffhanger, but I felt the chapter was getting a little too long. I was having a little trouble deciding exactly what Tsuneo's backstory was as well. I don't want him to be a carbon copy of Naruto, nor do I want him to seem just like a useless character put in there because I wanted him to. So hopefully his story will give him more substance as a character. Anyway, thanks everyone for reading, and sorry again for my procrastination in this story. See you next time!