Chapter 3
Revelations
"Speaking"
"Inner\Demon Speaking"
"Thoughts"
"Demon\Inner Thoughts"
"JUTSU\MOVE"
Detail: Set After The Second Sasuke Retrieval Arc
Last Time: Last Time on "Journey Of Happiness", after Naruto's banishment had been announced, Naruto told Tsunadae and Sakura about Danzo's and Sasuke's plans, meanwhile, Naruto learned he was the son of Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki. Before taking off from Konoha, Sakura convinced Naruto take her with him.
Now Sasuke's pissed, and he knows how to further Naruto's pain, by telling him what Sakura said to him back when he first left the village.
(Location: Outside Of Konoha, Specific Location: Somewhere In The Woods)
"I'll tell Naruto, what you told me Sakura. How you offered me to take you with me, how you wanted to help In my vengeance against Itachi. I should've taken you with me, so I could see how much pain Naruto would've been In, If the girl of his dreams was with me." Sasuke Thought, as he and a team of ROOT ANBU were following him
Branch to Branch. Tree to Tree. Bark to Bark.
Sasuke Jumped as fast as he could, to capture Sakura and kill Naruto.
How much he hated Naruto, Naruto had not only embarrassed him, humiliated him, and beaten him, when Sasuke couldn't fight back the enemies they've fought, how much Sasuke hated Naruto. The supposed "Dead Last" Had turned Into a great ninja of Konoha, or as he use to be. And now Naruto takes one of Sauske's wives, Interfering with Uchiha business.
How much Sasuke will enjoy breaking everything In Naruto, from his skin to his spirit.
It was because of Naruto Konoha feared him, It was because of Naruto he got stronger, It was because of Naruto he was Ignored by Itachi and was targeted by him.
Enough was enough, Sasuke would finish what should've happened a long time ago.
He should've killed Naruto when he had the chance.
He won't make the same mistake twice.
(With Naruto And Sakura)
"…." Naruto stopped walking for a second, to feel massive amounts of Chakra, coming from many people
"Naruto-Kun, what's wrong?" Sakura Asked In Concern
"I can feel them….. I can feel Sasuke coming." Naruto Replied, as he turned his head backwards, looking at the direction they're coming from
"What makes you think they're coming?" Sakura Asked, out of Curiosity
"The Kyuubi helps me to Identify them, and they're coming really fast now, Sasuke looks really pissed off." Naruto Replied, "I have an Idea." Naruto Informed, as he smiled at Sakura
(With Sasuke)
"Sasuke-Sama, we're getting close." Informed an ROOT ANBU
"I can see that." Sasuke Said, "Come on dobe, show yourself so I could kill you." Sasuke Whispered, With a Smirk on his face
Suddenly, three Kunais were thrown at Sasuke above, Sasuke noticed then dodged them, landing on a tree branch.
He saw two people flash on a tree branch affront of him a few meters away. Sasuke smirked as he saw his former teammates again. Two ANBU landed next to Sasuke on each side, holding Kunais and was prepared for battle.
"Naruto, Sakura, good to see you two again." Sasuke Said With a Smirk on his face, "Including you…. Sakura." Sasuke Said, as It sent a small shiver to Sakura's spine
"What do you want Sasuke?!" Sakura Demanded, In a Threatening tone
"I'm pretty sure the dope told you didn't he? I want you to come back to the village, you have your mission to be my wife and resurrect the Uchiha Clan." Sasuke Explained
"And why would I do that? So I could be used to take care of the future Uchihas, while you spread madness across Konoha when you become Hokage? The answer Is no." Sakura Said, In a Threatening tone
"You always wanted to be an Uchiha, so did Ino, you two wanted to be my wife, so I gave Ino a chance and now I'm giving you a chance aswell, yet you spit on It like It's nothing, why?" Sasuke Asked, as he was disappointed
"Because the Sasuke I knew Is dead, even though the old one was still here, I had realised my true feelings are for Naruto-Kun, you never returned any of that back." Sakura Replied, In her Threatening tone
"Anyway Sasuke, Sakura-Chan made her choice, and she's right, you've changed Into the one person Konoha hates, a traitor, a power hungry monster, and a psychotic ninja that abandons his friends for revenge." Naruto Said
Sasuke Chuckled before Saying, "Monster. You have got to be kidding Naruto. The real monster Is you. I'd always wondered why the villagers despised you so much. Why they hated you. Like they hated you for being alive. And now I know the truth, you have the nine tailed fox Inside of you. I'd always wondered why you had so much power during our fight at The Valley Of The End."
"SHUT UP SASUKE!" Sakura Shouted In rage
"Now now now Sakura, I don't want to be screamed at by one of my future wives. Or else there will be punishment, suffering punishment, punishment you'll never forget." Sasuke Threatened In a Smooth tone
"Watch It Sasuke or you'll regret the next thing you'd say!" Naruto Growled, In Anger
"Uchiha-Sama, do you want us to finish off the demon?" An ANBU Asked, In a Whispered tone
"No, I'll be the one to do that. I Just want you to make sure they don't runaway that's all." Sasuke Replied
"Runaway *Chuckles*, we're not running away. Check for yourself, we're Just Shadow Clones I summoned. The real me and Sakura-Chan are miles from here already." Naruto Explained
"Do you think this Is a game! I already dealt with Shadow Clones In the past Naruto, what makes you so sure they can beat me now!" Sasuke Growled, In Anger
"We're not here to beat you Sasuke, we're here to say goodbye and give you these." Sakura Explained
Both Naruto and Sakura undid their headbands and drop them on the ground.
CLINCK! Naruto's Headband Fell To The Ground.
CLINCK! Sakura's Headband Fell To The Ground.
"Hmmmmm, so I see, before you two go, I have something to say to you Naruto, something really Interesting." Sasuke Informed, which caught Naruto's attention
"What Is It?" Naruto Asked, In Curiosity
"It's about what Sakura said to me, two and a half years ago before I left the village, and It's not about the confession, It's about what else she said, I guess she never told you did she?" Sasuke Asked
Naruto didn't know what Sasuke meant, but Sakura knew, she knew what he meant, and she really didn't like It.
"What?" Naruto Asked, In Confusion
"Two and a half years ago, the night I left the village, Sakura came to me, and she begged me to stay, when all failed….. Well, she offered herself to me, she wanted to go with me Naruto, she was ready to risk her life, everything, Just to be with me, In other words she was nothing but a fool, she was willing to come with me, being hunted down and recorded In bingo books to be killed, she was ready to let Orochimaru experiment on her, she was ready to leave her family, her friends, her everything, Just to be with me, I call that foolery." Sasuke Explained
Naruto looked at Sakura, with a shocked and sad look on his face.
"Sa-Sakura-Chan…. Wh-Why?" Stuttered Naruto, as he was shocked of Sakura
"Naruto-Kun, I can explain." Sakura Said In worry
"Now… You two have a decision, either the dope leaves and you Sakura can become one of my wives, or you two can run away, and be hunted by hunter nins and ANBU for the rest of your lives…. Choose wisely?" Sasuke Smiled In Achievement
"…" Both Sakura and Naruto were completely silent, they knew what Sasuke meant, and they Just didn't know what they should do
Naruto looked at Sasuke, and took a step forward, Saying, "Go to hell Sasuke."
With that said, both Sakura and Naruto disappeared.
POOF!
POOF!
"Well…. I guess they've made their decision. Oh well…." Sasuke Started to walk away to the village
"Sasuke-Sama, do you want us to go after them?" An ANBU Asked
"No." Sasuke Replied Simply, "We head back to the village and tell Hokage-Sama the news about this betrayal. The dope and the Idiot won't last long, we'll hunt them down, but for now, the Uchiha name needs to be rebuilt." Sasuke Finished
"HAI!" The ANBU agreed, and followed Sasuke back to the village
(With Naruto And Sakura)
The two were Jumping from branch to branch, until the memory of their Shadow Clones had came to them.
Sakura had a worried look, as she found out Sasuke had mentions to Naruto about the part she wanted to come with him.
Naruto Immediately stopped, as he had a sad face on, with a little disgust added to It, which made Sakura worry, as she stopped to see Naruto.
"N… Naruto-Kun…. It's-It's not what you think?!" Sakura Exclaimed In worry
"Sakura-Chan, why? Was It true, did you ask Sasuke to take you with him? ….. To Orochimaru?" Naruto Asked Sadly
"Naruto-Kun, the Sasuke we both knew Is dead. All we could know Is that he's lying. He may be lying Naruto-Kun." Sakura Objected, but didn't go through Naruto
"No….. I can who's lying and who's not. And I can only tell you Sakura-Chan that you're the one who's lying right now." Naruto Said, as Sakura Gasped
"… Naruto-Kun I swear I was lying to Sasuke…. I was desperate… I wanted Sasuke to stay In the village Naruto-Kun. So I lied to him about that part so he would stay with the village." Sakura Explained, Though of course, Naruto could tell that was a lie also
"That's a lie also Sakura-Chan and you know It!" Naruto Said In a Stern voice, "What I want to know Is… Why would you say that? You know what happens to people who betray their village? You also know Orochimaru… Would never accept you, but probably experiment on you….. Did Sasuke really mean that much to you?" Naruto Asked, In a Sad Tone
"Naruto-Kun! You don't understand! I was stupid, I thought I knew what love was! In fact I thought Sasuke was love!" Sakura Objected, Naruto didn't say anything, "I know what I said was wrong Naruto-Kun. I know that, If Sasuke ever took me with him, who knows what'll happen to me. I wanted to love someone who would never return any of that love back to me. I understand my mistakes, and… I know that It was wrong for me to say that to Sasuke… All I could've known Is the Sasuke we knew had probably died much earlier than when he left the village at first…. I'm sorry." Sakura Replied, As she hung her head down In shame
"Let's Just keep moving." Naruto Said, In a Depressing Tone, as he and Sakura Just kept on moving
Sakura knew, she had to wait to convince Naruto she was wrong, and she was sorry.
(Location: Konoha, Specific Location: Konoha Streets)
Back In the village, everyone had heard of the last Uchiha returning to the village, and about the banishment and betrayal of the demon.
To say a few amount of villagers were happy to see Sasuke again, while most of the village wasn't, after hearing he studied under Orochimaru's teachings they weren't exactly the happy villagers they thought they'd be when Sasuke returned, especially when the council along with the new Hokage was forcing a few Kuniochis and girls to marry Sauske for the good of the Uchiha clan.
The villagers weren't happy either when they'd heard about Naruto's banishment, to say the least they were upset. Despite everything they'd done to him, they've finally accepted Naruto as a hero, after saving the village countless times from enemies and terrorists from the past.
Even the Shinobi were upset by this decision.
To make matters worse, Danzo had Issued a new order, that the Shinobi council was to disband and the Civillian council taking over both Shinobi and Civillian matters.
Many people knew this was Just a way for Danzo to make sure no one would ever take his position of Hokage away. Which was one of the reasons he never was granted the title at first.
New rules were taken place which civilians didn't like.
First rule was that stores were owned by both the Civillian Council and the Uchihas.
Second rule was most of Konoha's economy was to be spent on making the village a military village. Which does lead the villagers to being poor and starvation.
Third rule was that taxes were to Increase In amount, people were to pay fifty to eighty percent more of their taxes than they had to before Danzo became Hokage.
These rules were both crazy and unfair to the village and the Shinobi.
The streets were filled with people talking about how unfair these rules were, and how messed up of a Job their new Hokage was doing.
Along with the Konoha nine at a bench.
"This Is sooooooooo Troublesome." Remarked a Jounin, who was on the same age as Naruto, with a pineapple black hair cut, tanned skin, and black eyes, his name was Shikamaru Nara
"Tell me about It, our new Hokage Is nothing more but a complete asshole." Agreed a Chunin, wearing black pants and a grey dark thing biker Jumper, with black ninja shoes, he had tanned skin, black eyes, small doggy fangs, two upside down red painted triangles on each side of his cheek, with spiky brown hair and wearing a Konoha headband, his name was Kiba Inuzuka, "Am I right Akamaru?" He Asked
"WOOF!" Barked, a large white dog, the size of a bicycle, his name was Akamaru
"At least Sasuke-Kun Is finally back In the village." Said, a Happy, Platinum pale, pearl eyed girl, with twin pony tails on her front side of her head and the back side of her head, only revealing one of her eyes depends which side you look at her from, who was wearing a high collared purple tank top, which showed a lot of her stomach up to her chest, with a purple short skirt, wearing a net shorts and two small nets on her arms (I have no Idea what they're called, sorry), her name was Ino Yakamana
"I don't see how that's a good thing Ino-Chan, Sasuke left the village and abandon his flames of youth for those of a traitor." Said a Chunin, wearing some green tights, who had big black eyes, bowl shiny haircut, and fair skin, his name was Rock Lee
"May be so….. However he Is the successor to Hokage, and he Is the head clan of the Uchihas so we shouldn't disrespect him." Said a Chunin, wearing a green Jacket, who had pale skin, wearing sun glasses, with brown spiky hair, his name was Shino Aburame
"What are you talking about Shino-Kun, Sa-Sasuke left the village, he-He abandoned his friends." Objected a girl with pale skin, pale purple eyes, long dark blue hair, she wore a purple milky white hoodie, over a net shirt, wearing a Konoha headband around her neck like a necklace, he name was Hinata Hyuga
"It was fated Hinata-Sama. I believed Naruto said that we could change our fate was true, only for him to be banished from our village. It was fated form the beginning that Naruto would never become Hokage, and I thought you could change your fate." Remarked a Jounin, wearing white robes, and a dark grey skirt, wore a Konoha headband on his forehead, who had pale skin, eyes similar those to Hinata's, pale purple, with long brown hair all the way down to his back, tied up like a pony tail, his name was Neji Hyuga
"I don't think It would be a good Idea for Naruto to become Hokage, especially If he has that demon Inside of him, who knows what sort of destruction he would've brought." Said a Chunin, wearing red pants, a white Chinese style shirt, who had, fair little tanned skin, brown hair with twin buns on each side, with brown eyes, he name was Tenten of team Gai
"Maybe they're right Shikamaru, you know Naruto always has a short fuse, It was probably for the best he was banished, he could've destroyed the village for all we know." Said, a little over weight Chunin, who had fair skin, swirls painted red on each side of his cheek with black eyes, and spiky light brown hair which went all the way down on his back, he wore a Konoha headband on his head, wearing a red Jumpsuit, dressed In some sort of armour, his name was Choji Akamichi
"Are you crazy Choji, Naruto been our friends for years, he wouldn't even hurt a fly. You know that much as I do that Naruto didn't mean to hurt Sakura, It was a mistake." Shikamaru Objected
"A MISTAKE!" Ino Shouted In rage, "That Baka hurt my friend out there! Not to mention he somehow manipulated her Into coming with him, must be to show off Sasuke-Kun!" Ino Said, In Anger
"Naruto-Kun would never do that Ino-Chan. He loves Sakura-Chan even more than I do. He would never hurt her In his life Ino-Chan." Objected Lee
"You'd have to admit Lee, that Naruto may have not meant to hurt Sakura, but he did lose control on the Kyuubi, which led to her Injuries." Tenten Explained
"It doesn't mean he's a threat though! He's still our friend! Are standing up for that traitor?! I mean, look! He left us! He gone to see Orochimaru, and now he's been called a successor to Hokage?!" Kiba Said In defence, and In slight anger
"I do agree Kiba, Sasuke left the village on his own will, but If he's been pardoned, and called Successor, we have to follow the orders he gives us no matter what." Shino Said
"Well I won't follow orders from someone who's willing to abandon his friends for power. Naruto's our friend and I'm gonna speak to Tsunadae-Sama, see If there's anything I can do to support him." Shikamaru Spoke Up
"You do realise Shikamaru that's treason to Hokage-Sama orders." Neji Informed, as he crossed his arms
"Then I say to hell with him, Sasuke, and his order's who's with me?" Shikamaru Asked, as he eyed the whole group
"I will help Shikamaru! Naruto-Kun's flames of youth are burning more than anyone else's In the whole village! Count me In!" Lee Said, as he stood up and gave Shikamaru a thumbs up
"There's no question In that. Naruto's my friend, he saved me a few times, I need to return the Idiot something so I guess I'll Join Shikamaru. Right Akamaru?" Kiba Asked, as he walked towards Shikamaru
"ARFF!" Akamaru Agreed, as he followed Kiba
"I will help Naruto-Kun…. I believe he's Innocent." Hinata Said, as she walked towards Shikamaru
The five looked at the other six, and saw a few disgusted faces at their actions.
"Pffft! FINE! If you want to aid the demon, then I guess I'll have to stop you one time, right now I need to get Sakura back here away from It's grasp before It hurts her!" Ino Said, In Anger, as she walked away to her home
"You're making a big mistake Shikamaru. You know as much as I do Tsunadae-Sama can't do anything right now. She's no longer our Hokage, Danzo Is." Shino Said, as he walked away
"We'll see about that Shino." Shikamaru Said, In Disgust
"*Sigh* Lee sometimes you really are Impossible. As a Chunin you have to keep your ninja priorities straight, you can't Just waste time going after a banished ninja." Tenten Said, In Annoyance
"Tenten's right Lee. At the moment we can't have Naruto's banishment distract us. If you're willing to defend a banished fated ninja, then you're fated to be a fool." Neji Agreed
With that said, both Neji and Tenten left.
"I really am sorry Shikamaru, really, but Naruto losing control of the whole Kyuubi thing left me concerned. I want to protect my family and my village, please understand that I'm Just wanna protect them." Choji Said, as he left to go home
"Well, what should we do now Shikamaru?" Kiba Asked
"Only one thing we can do Kiba, we have to see Tsunadae-Sama, probably she could help Naruto and Sakura somehow." Shikamaru Said
"I hope Naruto-Kun and Sakura-Chan are okay." Hinata hopped
"Me too Hinata!" Lee Agreed
"Let's go." Shikamaru said
"ARFF!" Akamaru Agreed
With that said, everyone left to see Tsunadae, at the council room In the Hokage tower.
Done!
Author's Note: MAN IT FEELS GOD TO WRITE AGAIN!
Yeah, I hopped you all had a nice Christmas and a happy new year, and fun In the snow, It Just snowed yesterday.
Short chapter I know, but It's Just part of the beginning, the reals stuff starts a little sooner or later.
So yeah, I made a few characters betray Naruto to add suspense, but don't hate me yet until you check this story out later.
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