Chapter 16: Thunderclouds
Kabuto is not, in anyway amused of what he is seeing. Right now from where he is perched, Kabuto can perfectly see Naruto and a noisy, flea infested [probably] male who definitely should die right now. His hand itched for the scalpel in his breast pocket. 'Oh the excruciating demise I would do to end the pathetic idiot's suffering.' Kabuto was giddy with delight he was unconcious of the murderous vibe he was creating around him. Not knowing that Naruto can sense such atmosphere at the merest hint of it.
And so...
"So the guy thought I was checking out his girl and he wanted to show me who's the man he -". Kiba stopped short of what he was saying as he noticed that Naruto was no longer following him but instead looks to be searching for something.
Kiba walked backed and as he drew closer he saw there was something wrong with Naruto's eyes. It was clearly exhibiting signs of unease and suspicion. 'What with that look?' Kiba thought, there was nothing to be worried around here since the forest is still under KU's property so undoubtedly speaking there can be no trespassers.
But those eyes can never lie. He even knew that the smiles Naruto gave him during the first few days were all but masks and fake make-do's that are all society accepted. So long as you smile people wil think you are ok, even though deep down, under those piles of layers, you are most definitely not.
"Hey Naruto, what's wrong?" Kiba asked, with a puzzled look on his face he stood in front of Naruto. Transfixed on the boy's eyes. Which paid little to no attention to Kiba whatsoever.
"There is someone or something out there. I've felt this before. It's like someone is looking at you and when you're just about to catch them they disappear. Completely." Naruto explained, he dared not tell Kiba that that particular thing he felt is actually screaming bloody murder. It was different now, before it was simply dark and mysterious but now, it unsheathed it's true intent. Kyuubi felt it first then he took that knowledge and quickly scanned the immediate area around them. Kyuubi said it was far from where they are and that as soon as they stopped it disappeared.
That's why Naruto is a bit frantic or shall we say nervous to say the least. He can perfectly handle himself if the need arises but he doesn't want Kiba to be involved in any of it since that particular thing or person is definitely not after the loud obnoxious meathead that Kiba is. 'That's a good one, you should try being sarcastic in real life sometime.' Kyuubi commented on his host. 'Not now Old fox.' Naruto smirked inwardly at that comeback. 'Hey! That's very personal...' Kyuubi frowned at the notion of him being old when he was just born the same time the Mutagen was inserted into a baby Naruto years ago.
Despite being a monstrosity of epic proportions, Kyuubi's age is the same as Naruto's but doesn't equate to the level of their awareness of each other. While Naruto is still and always will be human, Kyuubi is that of another being. Artificially created for optimum performance, Kyuubi is the unconscious part of every human. Never asleep, he foresee everything that happens when the host is resting. You can conclude that no one or nothing can surprise Naruto because of Kyuubi's presence inside him.
And yet, here they are. In the middle of the woods where everything is serene and peaceful but it's not like what they expected it to be. 'Maybe this is our karma for ditching Sakura...' Naruto said in a bit of regret. Instead of being bored to tears he's being subject to much uneeded worry.
"Hey Naruto did you hear me? It's just probably some wild animal. Trust me people tend to make fuss of things when they can't see it." Kiba's reassuring stupid smile is plastered all over his face. It looks like makeup only it doesn't get removed even if you splash copious amounts of water on his goddamned face.
"But we-..." Kyuubi interrupted him as he was about to reason out. 'Let's chill out this one Kit. Remember patience is a virtue and this particular person is very aware of us the moment we noticed his bloodlust he concealed it just as fast.' Kyuubi explained to Naruto.
Realization hit Naruto, that exact moment he stopped and looked around the dark ominous presence ceased its existence. As if it wasn't even there to begin with. No trace or as much as a whiff in the air can tell that it's been there. Around them.
Naruto closed his eyes and calmed down his thoughts. Worrying over it won't help anyone least of all he is with Kiba. Who never took off his eyes off of Naruto the moment they came into this predicament.
"Naruto, you ok?" Again, Kiba peered closely at Naruto who seemed to be going out on another episode. He was just about to give the kid a very good solid slap his hands were stopped a shy inches away from Naruto's face. Kiba then registered a hand firmly gripping his wrist he was sure the blood circulation was cut.
"I wouldn't be doing that if I were you." It was Naruto's mouth that moved, it was Naruto's voice that was heared albeit a slight gruff to it. It was Naruto's body that moved. Or so Kiba thought. When 'Naruto' opened his eyes, Kiba saw a slight tinge of red hue in those eternally bright blue ocean eyes of Naruto. The red tinge quickly dissipatated the moment they met eye to eye. Naruto gave one of those infamous fake smiles and loosened his grip on Kiba's wrists which left light impressions of his fingers.
"You sure you ok?" Kiba asked him. All the while nursing the numbness out of his hand.
"Yep don't worry. I do this when I try to calm myself." Naruto explained. "Sorry about your wrist by the way, didn't mean to hurt you or what." Naruto said off-handedly which made Kiba think if he was really sorry at all but in truth he was just distracted because of Kyuubi.
'Ha! You shouldn't be, he was about to hit you again! Like I would ever let that happen again' Kyuubi grumpily argued on. 'No, it's not. It's rude besides, we need him to help us blend in since this will be a whole new world we are gonna live in.' Naruto reasoned out. 'Oh so now he's all this goody goody guy huh?!' Kyuubi yelled at him.
'Is this jealousy I'm sensing?' Naruto poked at Kyuubi. 'Oh my, this is gold!' He jeered at the fact that Kyuubi is getting jealous of a boy they barely know and have little interest in. 'Don't worry Kyuu, you're still my favorite so don't get your panties in a bunch' Naruto teased the fox.
'Like hell I would be jealous of this meat head dog breath' Kyuubi puffed out his chest in indignation keeping his eyes closed he tried to reason out to himself why he was feeling hostile towards the boy when in truth the guy is in their best interests and to be honest, he's not half as bad as what Kyuubi thinks he is. Sure he's more of a knuckle head but he still has some good braincells left if not none at all.
'You're just like this when Shizune first came into our lives.' Reminding Kyuubi of what he was like back then. 'And don't get me started with the wierd stuff you made up about her' Naruto could feel the silent rage building up inside Kyuubi. He best leave it off before the Old Fox burst his bubble. 'So let's give Kiba a chance yeah?'. Naruto said with finality. 'Fine, if anything goes wrong it ain't my fault.' Kyuubi curled and turned his head away from Naruto feigning sleep.
The afternoon was spent finding Kiba's old haunts. So far they found the first out of five based on Kiba's memory. This one they found was no longer suitable to be a hideout no matter how Naruto looks at it. Squirrels, birds, foxes and various forest creatures have already taken back what was theirs. Kiba agreed as a matter of fact.
Naruto then became curious as to how long Kiba was in Konoha University since he was able to establish five haunts that he assumes, the university doesn't even have a clue about.
"So Kiba, how long have you been studying in Konoha University?" This question was already anticipated as it would make things quite complicated that Kiba knew some people here in the university that they both just came in supposedly one after the other.
"Ahh just a few subjects above you actually, I transferred schools, then changed my course." Kiba lied smoothly, he was briefed that this may come up so he actually knew how to answer casually without sounding like a freaking robot designed to answer in a monotonous tone giving off a vibe that closely sounds 'Don't trust me'.
"Really? Hmmm.." Naruto was still skeptic about it since Kiba does look a bit older than the average students. He was about to ask Kiba another question when said guy cut him off.
"Look, yeah I appear older than most kids here. It's because I stopped somewhere along the ride." He said as a matter of factly while trying to find his way to the next habitable haunt they found before. "And I know it kinda puts you off that I'm getting the old teenager rebel but trust me I'm just like you guys." He said. Turning to Naruto and smiling genuinely.
Well he did stop schooling at some point due to financial issues despite being one of the respected clans in the force. Apparently that isn't enough to buy off your tuition and school necessesities. So to use that excuse to cover up the actual reason why Kiba is there, can pass up as a white lie to most.
"I see.." this left Naruto thinking more. Was Kiba telling the truth? Because it is very convincing and that background story of him having problems before could be very much legit. But even so, even so that Naruto wanted to believe him, something on the back of his head keeps him from totally believing the energetic teen.
'Maybe it's because this is the first time I've ever socialized with anyone just as Sakura said to me...' Naruto pondered on that thought. So right then and there he made a decision that he would accept what Kiba has told him. After all, he's a nice guy right? It's not as if he was there to make his life miserable like the people did to him years ago which prompted him being home schooled permanently until senior high.
So they made their way to the nearest available haunt that was still serviceable. The travel there was spent with a welcome silence as both boys were using up their breath to traverse the forest and admire it's beauty as well. Little forest dwellers scurried past them as they made their way. Often times, Kiba would stop to wait for Naruto as he was simply stopping to admire the scenery. Not that Kiba minded it, he could use a little bit of a breather and admire the place as well. He did miss this familiar feeling of wandering off to nowhere. Except this time he was sure of where he was going.
Naruto caught up to him and walked side by side all the while looking everywhich way. Both were silent and it was ok. They didn't want to make any much more disturbance than what they are doing right now. Kiba whistled as he saw his favorite hiding place.
In the middle of a ring of various breeds of trees, small, tall and monstrous trees grew around the fallen comrade. Forest animals littered almost everywhere. Naruto saw a small picnic table some cups, plates, utensils and other human necessities at the mouth of the hollowed tree.
The place wasn't thrashed as the other one they found and to tell the truth had a nice touch to it being lightly reclaimed by nature. Shrubs grew around it and there were mushrooms on top of it. The haunt as it were, was an old cute down Sequioa Tree, Kiba hollowed it out back then with the help of some of his friends. Naruto's eyes stared at it with awe, this was the second one they found and he thinks its amazing.
He thought to himself, what the other hideouts would be if this was already cool. Naruto was a bit put off with the fact that Kyuubi hasn't stirred from his 'sleep' and was still in a bad mood probably. Also, even though he was enjoying the view and scenery, Naruto is scouting for that person or thing they encountered earlier.
Kiba was busy tidying up the place so that they can take a bit of rest before going to the other three thats left of his old hideouts. That is to say if they are still intact like this one. He can't help but notice that even though Naruto was enjoying all of this he knew, deep down, that the kid was on the look out for that presence he said he felt on their way to his haunts.
"You know, back then me and mates used to crash here whenever we want to skip class," Kiba laughed at that notion simply because it actually got him into numerous troubles and more than enough to keep him busy and cramming through out summer. "Not encouraging you but just incase you want to have a nice peace and quiet place to go to, you can go here." Kiba finished with a confident smile. One that if it had lights on it, surely you'll go blind.
'Ugh, disgusting humans', Kyuubi finally 'woke' up after all that displeasure from earlier. 'So the Old Fox finally woke up.' Naruto was relieved to say the least. 'What would you be without me?' Kyuubi scoffed and puffed his chest out like some bird of great plummage. 'He is around here. Close, but not enough for us to identify him'. Kyuubi said with the gravity that Naruto tensed almost immediately as a reflex. 'You idiot, calm down! He would get away again if we do that shit we did earlier and you know that.' Kyuubi chastised Naruto.
'Sorry, it's just that this is the first time I've sense something so...' Naruto was trying to find the right words. Dark, malicious, demented. Finally he settled with this 'So twisted...' Kyuubi knew what Naruto was feeling all to well. Way back when he was but a baby, this felt close to it. 'For now let us make sure that we will get to see that bastard's face so we can duke him out if we see him in public.' Kyuubi said.
'Yeah, we should.' Naruto agreed. But will they ever see Kabuto's face? Kabuto whose expertise lie in espionage and deception. Kabuto whose presence they now feel but cannot see.
Kabuto, whose very identity is shrouded with mystery and as Naruto said, twisted with malice, twisted with darkness, twisted beyond human redemption.
Kabuto, who is seeing them like a boy observing ants with a huge magnifying glass. Threatening to burn them to cinders in just a few heartbeats.
"Oh Orochimaru-sama~ he is fucking delicious, I must say he has grown to the best of our expectations." Kabuto's eyes rolled and he clawed his back to prevent himself from jumping down from his perch on the tree and have his way with Naruto. Kabuto, inhaled deeply and tried to calm himself and failed.
His erection was very visible under his pants and was looking wet from all the precum that leaked from it. He was very sure Naruto is as delicious as he looks. Before Kabuto could even loose control he fired off his grappling gun and swung away from where he is. Good thing He did this until he was well away from any human ears that may hear him.
There, perched on a branch, Kabuto took note of all the things that he witnessed observing Naruto. His other hand busy jerking his swollen cock. His dick was a good average in length and girth. It looked a bit scarred for a normal cock. Probably because of the way he ravenously jerked his cock with reckless abandon. Bits of pre flying everywhere, even on his notepad.
His enthusiasm in writing the details of how Naruto is progressing in the outside world matched with every beat his hand made on his cock. Finally writing down the last bit of information, he satisfactorily released his seed in the air. "OOHH! Aaaah! YES! Soon WE will have you" his body jerking as his seed spurted from his still hard cock. Some of his essence landed on his notepad and hands.
And like the madman he is, he licked it off while mumbling to himself of all the beautiful things they will do to Naruto once they finally get their hands on him. "Oooh the wonders..." His eyes rolled again as his body gave in into another wave of orgasm.
"Soon..." Kabuto laughed as he tucked in his cock inside his pants and went on his way out of the forest. The only evidence he was there, were the seeds he left on branches and leaves.
A/N: Aaand there you go :D let me know what you think!