Return To Me
Chapter 1 : Kidnapped
Synopsis : Sakura is kidnapped by a group of Shinobis who's purpose is to take Kyubi. Naruto receives the letter and rushes to her rescue, alone...
Pairings : Eventually Sasuke x Naruto and other pairings
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto but I wish I did
Contains yaoi boy loves boy
Extra Information
- Holster : it's the pouch attached the their right or left leg which usually carries kunais and shurikens.
- The students are unaware that Naruto has Kyubi sealed within his body.
*Dobe = Dead Last*
*Baka = Idiot*
*Chikushou = Damn*
*Temae = You*
*Itai = Ouch*
*Yamerou = Stop it*
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*Sakura's House*
Sakura returned home after a hard day of training. Like every other day, she asked Sasuke to go out on a date with her, and again, he refused. Of course Naruto was more then pleased to replace Sasuke with himself by her side.
She stepped on the porch and unlocked her front door. She entered her home as she walked towards the kitchen. On the table, there's was a message from her parents.
"We'll be away for a few days, everything you need is in the refrigerator. If you need some more, I left you an envelope with some money. I'll see you soon sweetheart." Sakura read out loud the note her mother left
Sakura placed the note back on the table as she let out a little smile. She was tired form her training and didn't feel like eating, so she decided to simply go straight to bed.
"When will Sasuke-kun finally go out on a date with me?" Sakura asked herself with a depressed voice
Sakura stood in the dark, at the end of her bed and simply let herself fall on it. She laid there as she continued to think about Sasuke until she heard a sound near her door.
"Eh? Is someone there?" Sakura asked as she sat up on her bed
She waited a few minutes, but never got any answers.
"Baka. I'm alone in my house so of course no one will answer" Sakura told herself
The minute Sakura started to feel relax, 3 masked Ninjas appeared from within the darkness of her room and quickly grabbed onto her.
By the time Sakura noticed that the enemy was right in her room, her hands had been pulled behind her back as a hand covered her mouth. Despite that her movements had been stopped, her eyes tried to take a look at her attackers to know form which Village they were. To her surprise, they weren't wearing headbands.
"Time for you to sleep my dear" The taller Ninja told her
"Eh?" Sakura mumbled as she could through the hand that covered her mouth
The next thing she noticed was her vision going blurry and then black. The taller Ninja had knocked her unconscious, as the other two carefully tied both her hands and feet with rope.
"Are you done?" The tall Ninja asked the other two
"Hai" The short Ninja answered
"Now that we have our prey, let's get the predator out." The tall Ninja commented as all three Ninjas vanished with an unconscious Sakura
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*Naruto's Apartment*
Naruto walked inside his apartment and closed the door behind him. He unhooked his holster and the pouch around his waist and placed them on the kitchen table.
"On with supper! A nice ramen bowl." Naruto told himself as he opened the refrigerator
He placed the bowl on the kitchen counter and pulled out a casserole. He poured the cold ramen in the pot and opened the stove, as he waited for it to be warm.
After 5 minutes, the ramen were ready and Naruto headed straight for the casserole when suddenly, the window from his kitchen shattered into pieces and hit the casserole. The boiled water splattered everywhere as poor Naruto evaded the splashes of hot water.
"Chikushou! That was suppose to be my supper! And now how am I suppose to replace my window?" Naruto yelled out as he looked at the mess in his kitchen
After he yelled out for a few minutes, he notices the kunai pinned down on the kitchen counter. A paper was wrapped around the handle of the kunai with some sort of string. Naruto approached carefully, to make sure there wouldn't be any other surprises.
"What is it this time" Naruto cursed as he pulled the kunai out of his kitchen counter
Naruto unwrapped the message carefully and started to read it when his eyes widened. He immediately dropped the kunai on the floor, threw the paper on his table and ran out of his apartment very fast.
"This is bad, really bad!" Naruto yelled out to himself as he stormed out of his apartment and left his door wide open
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*Message written on the paper*
- We have your friend, Haruno Sakura. If you want her alive, come alone or she dies. Meet us on the other side of the entrance of the Forest of death to make the exchange.
( A lock of pink hair was taped on the paper as proof. )
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*The Inside Entrance of the Death Forest*
The three Ninjas waited for Naruto's arrival, the tall Ninja, Tonai waited for the arrival of the short Ninja, Toshin. The last Ninja, Tenshi, waited a few meters behind where the great big trees were. Right behind him, an unconscious Sakura laid on the ground, at the bottom of a tree.
"He's sure taking his sweet time." Tenshi commented as he sharpened his kunais
With those words spoken, Toshin appeared at the entrance and stopped once he reached Tonai's side
"So?" Tonai asked
"He's coming this way. Give him maybe a few minutes and we'll have our target." Toshin answered as he turned around to face the entrance with his leader.
When Toshin said those words, a blond haired boy in an orange suit appeared at the entrance. Toshin and Tonai looked carefully at the emotions of the boy in question.
"Where's Sakura-chan?" Naruto demanded with an angry expression
"Right here" Tenshi answered as he pointed behind him, to the pink haired girl on the ground
Tonai and Toshin took a few steps aside to give Naruto a clear view of the girl in question. Naruto closed his fists as his eyes showed how he really was pissed.
"Why did you kidnap her?" Naruto asked
"Because of you" Tonai answered quickly
"Nani?" Naruto said as he took one step towards the Ninjas
"We want the Kyubi" Tonai explained
"Kyubi...? Who are you people?" Naruto asked as his eyes widened
"We are Tonai, Toshin and Tenshi, from the Ryuza Clan. Our main objective is to get more powerful in any way we can. Good for us we happened to find you in possession of a Demon, Kyubi. With Kyubi in our hands, we'll be more stronger than ever." Tonai explained to the blond boy
"As if I'm just going to give you Kyubi to you!" Naruto yelled out
"We'll take you by force if necessary. Besides have you forgotten about you pink haired friend?" Tonai asked with a smile
"Baka! Did you really think I would let you hurt her and hand over Kyubi. Think again! Besides you have nothing on your side to trade for my Kyubi!" Naruto yelled out as he charged head first towards the first two Ninjas
"Is he stupid or something?" Tenshi stated while he looked a bit confused by the boy's reaction
Naruto charged in as he pulled a kunai out of his holster into his right hand.
"Kage Bunshin No Jutsu!" Naruto yelled out as he made the hand signs
Two Naruto's appeared with the original one, which made three in total and ran towards the two Ninjas. At the last moment, he stomped the ground with his feet, and remembered that Sakura had done it during her fight with Ino a while back.
Two Narutos flew into the air as the third remain on the ground. The Naruto on the ground grabbed half a dozen shurikens and threw them at Tenshi and Toshin as the 2 Narutos in the air attacked Tonai with kunai in hand.
Tenshi took hold of his kunai as he blocked every shuriken that was thrown at him. Toshin drew his small katana and swung it once, to make a strong wind change the course of the shurikens to his left side.
Tonai simply smiled as he grabbed six kunais and aimed them at the two Narutos. The moment the kunais made contact with the Narutos, 'poof' sound was heard as they disappeared.
"Pathetic attempt" Toshin said as he charged towards the remaining Naruto on the ground.
"Not good" Naruto thought as he tried defend himself, while he crossed his arms with a kunai in each hand
Toshin charged as at the last moment, he vanished before Naruto's eyes.
"NANI?" Naruto said as he quickly looked around him
Toshin had gotten behind Naruto as he stabbed him in the back. As Toshin smiled, Naruto gave out a little laugh as his body suddenly disappeared in smoke with a 'poof' sound like the others.
"What the!?" Toshin said as he was surprised
"Where's the real Naruto then?" Tonai asked as he carefully looked into the trees that surrounded them
Tonai and Toshin stayed on guard, as they scouted with their eyes and senses for the real Naruto. When they heard the boy's voice near Tenshi.
"Baka" Naruto said as he appeared behind Tenshi
"Behind you!" Toshin warned his teammate
Naruto appeared between Sakura and Tenshi as he kicked the Ninja behind the head with a great force. The Ninja was thrown to where the other two stood.
"We underestimated the brat" Toshin stated as he gripped his kunais in his hands
"What now Tonai. No matter what we do, there's no way he's going to come with us without a fight." Tenshi asked his leader as he stood up and rubbed the back of his head
"The only way he's coming with us is if he's unconscious. In other words, we can wound him all we want, just don't kill him. We need him alive to get Kyubi." Tonai mentioned to his men
"Stop talking between yourselves and leave while you can!" Naruto yelled out as he pointed to the three Ninjas
"Now that Tonai gave us permission, you're going to get to know what hell is like brat!" Tenshi smirked as he stepped forward to take Naruto on
"Chikushou! If Sakura could wake up it would help me out a bit..." Naruto told himself with a low voice as he placed his hands together to perform another Jutsu
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*Outside Naruto's Apartment*
Kakashi walked up the street that led to Naruto's apartment. Next to him was Sasuke, who didn't seem to be in the best of moods.
"Why the hell did I have to come along to visit Dobe?" Sasuke asked with his hands in his pockets
Kakashi was about to answer when he came to a sudden stopped and looked at the entrance to Naruto's apartment.
"This is strange" Kakashi stated as he looked at the door
"Baka, he forgot to close his door again" Sasuke said as they walked inside the house
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*Inside Naruto's Apartment*
Kakashi and Sasuke walked inside as they noticed the mess in the kitchen.
"Doesn't that idiot know how to clean?" Sasuke commented as he looked around
As Kakashi explored further, he noticed the casserole on the floor with ramen spilled everywhere.
"Naruto likes ramen right?" Kakashi asked as he leaned down to take a closer look
"That idiot lives only for it. Why?" Sasuke asked on a cold tone
"Then I suppose ramen on the kitchen floor isn't normal" Kakashi stated as he stood back up
Sasuke came over to look at what Kakashi stared at, as his eyes focused on a kunai that was a meter away from the casserole.
"Kakashi-sensei. Look" Sasuke pointed out to his sensei the kunai
Kakashi walked towards it to then pick it up. He placed it on the kitchen counter where he also noticed a piece of paper and shattered glass that came from the window.
"Looks like Naruto received a message through his window." Kakashi said as he picked up the paper
"What does it say?" Sasuke asked as he stood next to his sensei
"This isn't good..." Kakashi spoke as his eyes widened
"What is it?" Sasuke asked again with a little bit of surprise
"Sakura's been kidnapped and they wanted Naruto to come alone to the Death Forest..." Kakashi replied as he left the message on the counter
"Sakura and Naruto?" Sasuke repeated as he rushed out of the house and headed towards the Death Forest
"Nothing less to expect from Sasuke." Kakashi murmured as he ran out to help Sasuke and his two students that were in danger
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*Death Forest*
Naruto threw two shurikens at Sakura to cut the rope that tied her hands and feet. He then looked towards his opponents and completed hand seals.
"Kage Bunshin No Jutsu!" Naruto yelled out as seven clones appeared
Toshin and Tenshi stepped forward as their prepared their weapons. Toshin had his katana out and ready to attack, as Tenchi stepped forward with only a kunai in each hand.
"Let's play" Tenchi stated as he charged forth
All seven Narutos grabbed hold of a kunai, as 5 charged forth to meet Tenshi's attack and 2 Naruto remained behind to protect Sakura.
Tenshi threw his two kunais towards the charging Narutos as he reached into his holster to grab some more and repeat his actions again.
The five Naruto evaded the kunais barely, but the last one plunged into Naruto as this one disappeared in smoke. Only 4 Narutos remained in the fight between himself and Tenshi.
"Chikushou! For once I wish that bastard was hear to help me out!" Naruto mumbled to himself
"Your pathetic tricks won't work against us. Toshin! Tenshi! Step aside now!" Tonai ordered his teammates
Immediately, Toshin and Tenshi jumped into the air and landed on the branches of the trees near Tonai. Naruto was surprised and wondered what Tonai was planning.
All three Ninjas reached into their pouches and holster to grab hold of kunais and shurikens. The Ninjas threw their weapons as the 4 Narutos who remained on the ground all vanished in smoke as the kunais and shurikens stroke them. Only the 2 Narutos left to protect Sakura remained.
"Oh no! Sakura!" Naruto shouted as he looked at Sakura
The real Naruto stood in front of Sakura, with his kunai in hand and tried to block everything that came towards him. Unfortunately, he wasn't able to stop them all.
He mostly had cuts on his arms and legs. But he had a few kunais stuck on his body, one on his leg, another in his right shoulder and a shuriken was near his stomach.
Despite the pain he was in, he looked over his shoulder to notice that Sakura was unharmed. He had trouble to stand up, as each wound, blood continued to flow. Naruto found himself soon coughing up blood.
Tenshi didn't leave Naruto time to breath much when he kicked the boy on the right side of his head. Naruto went flying through the ground until a tree stopped him.
Toshin joined Tenshi as Tonai stayed apart from the group. Toshin looked over to see Sakura started to move, in other words she started to wake up still unaware of the situation that awaited her.
Naruto continued to bleed, as he pushed his hands against the ground to help him stand up against the Ninja, a few meters before him. Naruto stood on his two legs but was quite unbalanced. He removed the shuriken from his stomach, along with the kunai from his shoulder. More blood came out as he tried to find the strength to continue.
"We wouldn't want you to get injured more than you already are" Tenshi pointed out as he raised his hands before himself
"Get away from Sakura..." Naruto ordered with a furious expression as he place a hand over his wound on his stomach
"Stubborn kid!" Tenshi yelled out as he quickly moved his fingers
The moment Tenshi moved his fingers, the kunais that he first attacked Naruto with were pulled out of the trees and ground as they were redirected towards Naruto's way.
Naruto didn't have the strength to move as the kunais all passed besides him to hit the trees behind him. As Naruto was about to take a step forward, Tenshi crossed his hands and moved his fingers more. Naruto found himself pulled backwards against the tree, his legs close, his arms extended on his side.
"I didn't miss you on purpose Naruto. It was all to get you where you are now so you wouldn't be able to move anymore." Tenshi pointed out as he approached the boy
To Tenshi's fingers, invisible strings were attached and now they held Naruto tightly against the tree. The strings covered Naruto's body, one right under his neck, the others held his wrists and shoulder firmly against the tree. His ankles and stomach as well.
The strings could be seen due that Naruto's blood was soaked in it. Naruto was unable to move at all as he heard a familiar voice.
"What happened..." Sakura mumbled as she tried to get up
The fact Sakura was waking up, caught immediately the attention of Toshin. He grabbed her firmly by her wrists to put them in her back and made her kneel in front of him.
"Itai!" Sakura screamed
"You have me so let her go!" Naruto shouted as he struggled the strings
"The more you struggle, the more I'll make the strings cut in your delicate skin." Tenshi pointed out as he pulled a little to make an example
Sakura immediately turned her head to see where Naruto's voice was coming from. Her eyes widened as she looked up to a Naruto, which was injured everywhere and now pinned down against a tree.
"Naruto ..." She gulped as the scene horrified her
"Listen carefully boy, if you had been a good little demon in the first place, you wouldn't be in so much pain. And now to punish you, that girl will die in front of your very own eyes." Toshin stated as he looked at Tenshi
"Yamerou!" Naruto yelled out
"You only have yourself to blame for what happened to this girl" Toshin pointed out as he placed his katana against Sakura's neck
Sakura was simply shocked and couldn't move at all. Tears began to fall from her eyes as she looked into Naruto's. Naruto closed his eyes as his head leaned towards the ground.
Tenshi leaned forward to whisper in the ear of Naruto.
"Now that girl's death is on your conscience..." Tenshi whispered to Naruto with a smile
Naruto's eyes widened as he felt totally powerless until one word crossed his mind, Kyubi.
"Aaaaahhhhhhhhhh!" Naruto screamed as he gathered his strength
Naruto closed his fists, he struggled as he pushed against the tree as he forced the strings to cut deeper into his skin.
"Stupid Fox! Lend me your strength! " Naruto told the Kyubi inside him
"Ba...Baka!" Tenshi shouted as he stepped back a little
As the strings cut deeper into Naruto's skin, he continued despite the blood he was loosing. After a few seconds, all strings snapped and Naruto landed at the feet of the tree.
He grabbed onto a kunai that was left on the ground and charge immediately at Tenshi. With his two hands, Naruto stabbed Tenshi in the chest, and pressed on the kunai so the wound would be more serious.
They both fell on the ground as Naruto was on top, the blood continued to drip form his clothes and skin. Naruto then looked towards Toshin, who still had Sakura in hands.
"That bastard actually put Tenshi on the ground ..." Toshin spoke as he was surprised
From not far, Tonai carefully looked as his attention was drawn to Naruto's eyes.
"His eyes are totally different from before ..." Tonai murmured to himself with a shocked expression as well
Naruto looked straight at Toshin and Sakura, and saw their shocked expression, as Naruto vanished before them.
"Where the hell did he ..." Toshin started to say but it was already too late
Naruto had reappeared right in front of Toshin as he stomped the ground to attack head on the Ninja. Toshin tossed aside Sakura as he placed his katana in front of him to protect himself.
With his bare hands, Naruto grabbed hold of the katana and with his chakra he pushed it aside to then lay a powerful punch straight in Toshin's face
Toshin bled from his nose as he smacked the ground head first. Tenshi that had trouble getting up, as Tonai went down beside him.
"What do we do now Tonai!?" Tenshi asked as he covered his wound inflicted by Naruto
Tonai didn't reply but he grabbed onto a few kunais and prepared to throw them, not towards Naruto but the girl.
"He should soon be at his limit, I'll use that girl to make him reach it." Tonai stated as he threw the kunais towards Sakura
Sakura was too shocked to move as she simply crossed her arms in front of her and hope that it wouldn't kill her. Naruto quickly ran towards her as he used his back to shield her.
As he shielded her form the attack, he quickly grabbed her and stomped the ground as much as he could with his chakra left to make a great distance between them and the enemies.
With his last strength, Naruto crumbled on the ground while he continued to protect Sakura. Sakura lad right under him as his head rested on her shoulder.
"Na...Naruto?" Sakura mumbled when she opened her eyes to only see blond hair
"Sakura-Chan, are you all right?" Naruto asked with a low tone
"I'm ... I'm fine..." Sakura answered
"That's good to hear..." Naruto said as he closed his eyes and gave away a little smile
Sakura carefully moved from under Naruto as she pulled back with the help of her hands. When she was in a sitting position, Naruto's head rested against her legs, as the rest of his body was face down on the ground. She started to tremble when she noticed the two kunais plunged into his back.
Naruto had a hard time to breath, as he laid in a pool of his own blood. Sakura was shocked and didn't know quite what to do. She conquered her fears as she slowly removed the two kunais in Naruto's back, as more blood came out.
Sakura tore a part of her dress to cover his wounds on his back. She helped Naruto turn, as he then laid on his back and opened his eyes to meet those of Sakura.
The first thing he saw was her trying to hold back her tears as she placed her hands on Naruto's cheeks.
"Why Naruto?" Sakura managed to ask through her tears
"Because you never treated me like all the others..." Naruto replied as he coughed up some blood
Through those words, Sakura looked into his deep blue eyes as tears fell on Naruto's forehead.
"No matter what happens I won't let them approach you ..." Naruto said his last words with a little smile
Naruto's eyes closed slowly as his head leaned to the right on Sakura's lap.
"Na ...Naruto ...?" Sakura spoke as she shook Naruto's head a little
Naruto laid there, without any movement nor response to Sakura's cries.
To Be Continued ...
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First chapter done at last! I've been working on several Naruto stories at the same time. Now you people must wonder why, well when I get a writer's block on one, I go to another until I get unblocked lol. Stupid perhaps but it works great.
Also wanted to warn you people I'm starting school and work again, so I won't be able to post a new chapter everyday, but I guarantee the minute I have free time I'll write!!! I Promise!!!
Please review. Opinions are highly liked.
Thanks a bunch!!!
Ookima
Chapter 1 : Kidnapped
Synopsis : Sakura is kidnapped by a group of Shinobis who's purpose is to take Kyubi. Naruto receives the letter and rushes to her rescue, alone...
Pairings : Eventually Sasuke x Naruto and other pairings
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto but I wish I did
Contains yaoi boy loves boy
Extra Information
- Holster : it's the pouch attached the their right or left leg which usually carries kunais and shurikens.
- The students are unaware that Naruto has Kyubi sealed within his body.
*Dobe = Dead Last*
*Baka = Idiot*
*Chikushou = Damn*
*Temae = You*
*Itai = Ouch*
*Yamerou = Stop it*
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*Sakura's House*
Sakura returned home after a hard day of training. Like every other day, she asked Sasuke to go out on a date with her, and again, he refused. Of course Naruto was more then pleased to replace Sasuke with himself by her side.
She stepped on the porch and unlocked her front door. She entered her home as she walked towards the kitchen. On the table, there's was a message from her parents.
"We'll be away for a few days, everything you need is in the refrigerator. If you need some more, I left you an envelope with some money. I'll see you soon sweetheart." Sakura read out loud the note her mother left
Sakura placed the note back on the table as she let out a little smile. She was tired form her training and didn't feel like eating, so she decided to simply go straight to bed.
"When will Sasuke-kun finally go out on a date with me?" Sakura asked herself with a depressed voice
Sakura stood in the dark, at the end of her bed and simply let herself fall on it. She laid there as she continued to think about Sasuke until she heard a sound near her door.
"Eh? Is someone there?" Sakura asked as she sat up on her bed
She waited a few minutes, but never got any answers.
"Baka. I'm alone in my house so of course no one will answer" Sakura told herself
The minute Sakura started to feel relax, 3 masked Ninjas appeared from within the darkness of her room and quickly grabbed onto her.
By the time Sakura noticed that the enemy was right in her room, her hands had been pulled behind her back as a hand covered her mouth. Despite that her movements had been stopped, her eyes tried to take a look at her attackers to know form which Village they were. To her surprise, they weren't wearing headbands.
"Time for you to sleep my dear" The taller Ninja told her
"Eh?" Sakura mumbled as she could through the hand that covered her mouth
The next thing she noticed was her vision going blurry and then black. The taller Ninja had knocked her unconscious, as the other two carefully tied both her hands and feet with rope.
"Are you done?" The tall Ninja asked the other two
"Hai" The short Ninja answered
"Now that we have our prey, let's get the predator out." The tall Ninja commented as all three Ninjas vanished with an unconscious Sakura
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*Naruto's Apartment*
Naruto walked inside his apartment and closed the door behind him. He unhooked his holster and the pouch around his waist and placed them on the kitchen table.
"On with supper! A nice ramen bowl." Naruto told himself as he opened the refrigerator
He placed the bowl on the kitchen counter and pulled out a casserole. He poured the cold ramen in the pot and opened the stove, as he waited for it to be warm.
After 5 minutes, the ramen were ready and Naruto headed straight for the casserole when suddenly, the window from his kitchen shattered into pieces and hit the casserole. The boiled water splattered everywhere as poor Naruto evaded the splashes of hot water.
"Chikushou! That was suppose to be my supper! And now how am I suppose to replace my window?" Naruto yelled out as he looked at the mess in his kitchen
After he yelled out for a few minutes, he notices the kunai pinned down on the kitchen counter. A paper was wrapped around the handle of the kunai with some sort of string. Naruto approached carefully, to make sure there wouldn't be any other surprises.
"What is it this time" Naruto cursed as he pulled the kunai out of his kitchen counter
Naruto unwrapped the message carefully and started to read it when his eyes widened. He immediately dropped the kunai on the floor, threw the paper on his table and ran out of his apartment very fast.
"This is bad, really bad!" Naruto yelled out to himself as he stormed out of his apartment and left his door wide open
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*Message written on the paper*
- We have your friend, Haruno Sakura. If you want her alive, come alone or she dies. Meet us on the other side of the entrance of the Forest of death to make the exchange.
( A lock of pink hair was taped on the paper as proof. )
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*The Inside Entrance of the Death Forest*
The three Ninjas waited for Naruto's arrival, the tall Ninja, Tonai waited for the arrival of the short Ninja, Toshin. The last Ninja, Tenshi, waited a few meters behind where the great big trees were. Right behind him, an unconscious Sakura laid on the ground, at the bottom of a tree.
"He's sure taking his sweet time." Tenshi commented as he sharpened his kunais
With those words spoken, Toshin appeared at the entrance and stopped once he reached Tonai's side
"So?" Tonai asked
"He's coming this way. Give him maybe a few minutes and we'll have our target." Toshin answered as he turned around to face the entrance with his leader.
When Toshin said those words, a blond haired boy in an orange suit appeared at the entrance. Toshin and Tonai looked carefully at the emotions of the boy in question.
"Where's Sakura-chan?" Naruto demanded with an angry expression
"Right here" Tenshi answered as he pointed behind him, to the pink haired girl on the ground
Tonai and Toshin took a few steps aside to give Naruto a clear view of the girl in question. Naruto closed his fists as his eyes showed how he really was pissed.
"Why did you kidnap her?" Naruto asked
"Because of you" Tonai answered quickly
"Nani?" Naruto said as he took one step towards the Ninjas
"We want the Kyubi" Tonai explained
"Kyubi...? Who are you people?" Naruto asked as his eyes widened
"We are Tonai, Toshin and Tenshi, from the Ryuza Clan. Our main objective is to get more powerful in any way we can. Good for us we happened to find you in possession of a Demon, Kyubi. With Kyubi in our hands, we'll be more stronger than ever." Tonai explained to the blond boy
"As if I'm just going to give you Kyubi to you!" Naruto yelled out
"We'll take you by force if necessary. Besides have you forgotten about you pink haired friend?" Tonai asked with a smile
"Baka! Did you really think I would let you hurt her and hand over Kyubi. Think again! Besides you have nothing on your side to trade for my Kyubi!" Naruto yelled out as he charged head first towards the first two Ninjas
"Is he stupid or something?" Tenshi stated while he looked a bit confused by the boy's reaction
Naruto charged in as he pulled a kunai out of his holster into his right hand.
"Kage Bunshin No Jutsu!" Naruto yelled out as he made the hand signs
Two Naruto's appeared with the original one, which made three in total and ran towards the two Ninjas. At the last moment, he stomped the ground with his feet, and remembered that Sakura had done it during her fight with Ino a while back.
Two Narutos flew into the air as the third remain on the ground. The Naruto on the ground grabbed half a dozen shurikens and threw them at Tenshi and Toshin as the 2 Narutos in the air attacked Tonai with kunai in hand.
Tenshi took hold of his kunai as he blocked every shuriken that was thrown at him. Toshin drew his small katana and swung it once, to make a strong wind change the course of the shurikens to his left side.
Tonai simply smiled as he grabbed six kunais and aimed them at the two Narutos. The moment the kunais made contact with the Narutos, 'poof' sound was heard as they disappeared.
"Pathetic attempt" Toshin said as he charged towards the remaining Naruto on the ground.
"Not good" Naruto thought as he tried defend himself, while he crossed his arms with a kunai in each hand
Toshin charged as at the last moment, he vanished before Naruto's eyes.
"NANI?" Naruto said as he quickly looked around him
Toshin had gotten behind Naruto as he stabbed him in the back. As Toshin smiled, Naruto gave out a little laugh as his body suddenly disappeared in smoke with a 'poof' sound like the others.
"What the!?" Toshin said as he was surprised
"Where's the real Naruto then?" Tonai asked as he carefully looked into the trees that surrounded them
Tonai and Toshin stayed on guard, as they scouted with their eyes and senses for the real Naruto. When they heard the boy's voice near Tenshi.
"Baka" Naruto said as he appeared behind Tenshi
"Behind you!" Toshin warned his teammate
Naruto appeared between Sakura and Tenshi as he kicked the Ninja behind the head with a great force. The Ninja was thrown to where the other two stood.
"We underestimated the brat" Toshin stated as he gripped his kunais in his hands
"What now Tonai. No matter what we do, there's no way he's going to come with us without a fight." Tenshi asked his leader as he stood up and rubbed the back of his head
"The only way he's coming with us is if he's unconscious. In other words, we can wound him all we want, just don't kill him. We need him alive to get Kyubi." Tonai mentioned to his men
"Stop talking between yourselves and leave while you can!" Naruto yelled out as he pointed to the three Ninjas
"Now that Tonai gave us permission, you're going to get to know what hell is like brat!" Tenshi smirked as he stepped forward to take Naruto on
"Chikushou! If Sakura could wake up it would help me out a bit..." Naruto told himself with a low voice as he placed his hands together to perform another Jutsu
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*Outside Naruto's Apartment*
Kakashi walked up the street that led to Naruto's apartment. Next to him was Sasuke, who didn't seem to be in the best of moods.
"Why the hell did I have to come along to visit Dobe?" Sasuke asked with his hands in his pockets
Kakashi was about to answer when he came to a sudden stopped and looked at the entrance to Naruto's apartment.
"This is strange" Kakashi stated as he looked at the door
"Baka, he forgot to close his door again" Sasuke said as they walked inside the house
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*Inside Naruto's Apartment*
Kakashi and Sasuke walked inside as they noticed the mess in the kitchen.
"Doesn't that idiot know how to clean?" Sasuke commented as he looked around
As Kakashi explored further, he noticed the casserole on the floor with ramen spilled everywhere.
"Naruto likes ramen right?" Kakashi asked as he leaned down to take a closer look
"That idiot lives only for it. Why?" Sasuke asked on a cold tone
"Then I suppose ramen on the kitchen floor isn't normal" Kakashi stated as he stood back up
Sasuke came over to look at what Kakashi stared at, as his eyes focused on a kunai that was a meter away from the casserole.
"Kakashi-sensei. Look" Sasuke pointed out to his sensei the kunai
Kakashi walked towards it to then pick it up. He placed it on the kitchen counter where he also noticed a piece of paper and shattered glass that came from the window.
"Looks like Naruto received a message through his window." Kakashi said as he picked up the paper
"What does it say?" Sasuke asked as he stood next to his sensei
"This isn't good..." Kakashi spoke as his eyes widened
"What is it?" Sasuke asked again with a little bit of surprise
"Sakura's been kidnapped and they wanted Naruto to come alone to the Death Forest..." Kakashi replied as he left the message on the counter
"Sakura and Naruto?" Sasuke repeated as he rushed out of the house and headed towards the Death Forest
"Nothing less to expect from Sasuke." Kakashi murmured as he ran out to help Sasuke and his two students that were in danger
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*Death Forest*
Naruto threw two shurikens at Sakura to cut the rope that tied her hands and feet. He then looked towards his opponents and completed hand seals.
"Kage Bunshin No Jutsu!" Naruto yelled out as seven clones appeared
Toshin and Tenshi stepped forward as their prepared their weapons. Toshin had his katana out and ready to attack, as Tenchi stepped forward with only a kunai in each hand.
"Let's play" Tenchi stated as he charged forth
All seven Narutos grabbed hold of a kunai, as 5 charged forth to meet Tenshi's attack and 2 Naruto remained behind to protect Sakura.
Tenshi threw his two kunais towards the charging Narutos as he reached into his holster to grab some more and repeat his actions again.
The five Naruto evaded the kunais barely, but the last one plunged into Naruto as this one disappeared in smoke. Only 4 Narutos remained in the fight between himself and Tenshi.
"Chikushou! For once I wish that bastard was hear to help me out!" Naruto mumbled to himself
"Your pathetic tricks won't work against us. Toshin! Tenshi! Step aside now!" Tonai ordered his teammates
Immediately, Toshin and Tenshi jumped into the air and landed on the branches of the trees near Tonai. Naruto was surprised and wondered what Tonai was planning.
All three Ninjas reached into their pouches and holster to grab hold of kunais and shurikens. The Ninjas threw their weapons as the 4 Narutos who remained on the ground all vanished in smoke as the kunais and shurikens stroke them. Only the 2 Narutos left to protect Sakura remained.
"Oh no! Sakura!" Naruto shouted as he looked at Sakura
The real Naruto stood in front of Sakura, with his kunai in hand and tried to block everything that came towards him. Unfortunately, he wasn't able to stop them all.
He mostly had cuts on his arms and legs. But he had a few kunais stuck on his body, one on his leg, another in his right shoulder and a shuriken was near his stomach.
Despite the pain he was in, he looked over his shoulder to notice that Sakura was unharmed. He had trouble to stand up, as each wound, blood continued to flow. Naruto found himself soon coughing up blood.
Tenshi didn't leave Naruto time to breath much when he kicked the boy on the right side of his head. Naruto went flying through the ground until a tree stopped him.
Toshin joined Tenshi as Tonai stayed apart from the group. Toshin looked over to see Sakura started to move, in other words she started to wake up still unaware of the situation that awaited her.
Naruto continued to bleed, as he pushed his hands against the ground to help him stand up against the Ninja, a few meters before him. Naruto stood on his two legs but was quite unbalanced. He removed the shuriken from his stomach, along with the kunai from his shoulder. More blood came out as he tried to find the strength to continue.
"We wouldn't want you to get injured more than you already are" Tenshi pointed out as he raised his hands before himself
"Get away from Sakura..." Naruto ordered with a furious expression as he place a hand over his wound on his stomach
"Stubborn kid!" Tenshi yelled out as he quickly moved his fingers
The moment Tenshi moved his fingers, the kunais that he first attacked Naruto with were pulled out of the trees and ground as they were redirected towards Naruto's way.
Naruto didn't have the strength to move as the kunais all passed besides him to hit the trees behind him. As Naruto was about to take a step forward, Tenshi crossed his hands and moved his fingers more. Naruto found himself pulled backwards against the tree, his legs close, his arms extended on his side.
"I didn't miss you on purpose Naruto. It was all to get you where you are now so you wouldn't be able to move anymore." Tenshi pointed out as he approached the boy
To Tenshi's fingers, invisible strings were attached and now they held Naruto tightly against the tree. The strings covered Naruto's body, one right under his neck, the others held his wrists and shoulder firmly against the tree. His ankles and stomach as well.
The strings could be seen due that Naruto's blood was soaked in it. Naruto was unable to move at all as he heard a familiar voice.
"What happened..." Sakura mumbled as she tried to get up
The fact Sakura was waking up, caught immediately the attention of Toshin. He grabbed her firmly by her wrists to put them in her back and made her kneel in front of him.
"Itai!" Sakura screamed
"You have me so let her go!" Naruto shouted as he struggled the strings
"The more you struggle, the more I'll make the strings cut in your delicate skin." Tenshi pointed out as he pulled a little to make an example
Sakura immediately turned her head to see where Naruto's voice was coming from. Her eyes widened as she looked up to a Naruto, which was injured everywhere and now pinned down against a tree.
"Naruto ..." She gulped as the scene horrified her
"Listen carefully boy, if you had been a good little demon in the first place, you wouldn't be in so much pain. And now to punish you, that girl will die in front of your very own eyes." Toshin stated as he looked at Tenshi
"Yamerou!" Naruto yelled out
"You only have yourself to blame for what happened to this girl" Toshin pointed out as he placed his katana against Sakura's neck
Sakura was simply shocked and couldn't move at all. Tears began to fall from her eyes as she looked into Naruto's. Naruto closed his eyes as his head leaned towards the ground.
Tenshi leaned forward to whisper in the ear of Naruto.
"Now that girl's death is on your conscience..." Tenshi whispered to Naruto with a smile
Naruto's eyes widened as he felt totally powerless until one word crossed his mind, Kyubi.
"Aaaaahhhhhhhhhh!" Naruto screamed as he gathered his strength
Naruto closed his fists, he struggled as he pushed against the tree as he forced the strings to cut deeper into his skin.
"Stupid Fox! Lend me your strength! " Naruto told the Kyubi inside him
"Ba...Baka!" Tenshi shouted as he stepped back a little
As the strings cut deeper into Naruto's skin, he continued despite the blood he was loosing. After a few seconds, all strings snapped and Naruto landed at the feet of the tree.
He grabbed onto a kunai that was left on the ground and charge immediately at Tenshi. With his two hands, Naruto stabbed Tenshi in the chest, and pressed on the kunai so the wound would be more serious.
They both fell on the ground as Naruto was on top, the blood continued to drip form his clothes and skin. Naruto then looked towards Toshin, who still had Sakura in hands.
"That bastard actually put Tenshi on the ground ..." Toshin spoke as he was surprised
From not far, Tonai carefully looked as his attention was drawn to Naruto's eyes.
"His eyes are totally different from before ..." Tonai murmured to himself with a shocked expression as well
Naruto looked straight at Toshin and Sakura, and saw their shocked expression, as Naruto vanished before them.
"Where the hell did he ..." Toshin started to say but it was already too late
Naruto had reappeared right in front of Toshin as he stomped the ground to attack head on the Ninja. Toshin tossed aside Sakura as he placed his katana in front of him to protect himself.
With his bare hands, Naruto grabbed hold of the katana and with his chakra he pushed it aside to then lay a powerful punch straight in Toshin's face
Toshin bled from his nose as he smacked the ground head first. Tenshi that had trouble getting up, as Tonai went down beside him.
"What do we do now Tonai!?" Tenshi asked as he covered his wound inflicted by Naruto
Tonai didn't reply but he grabbed onto a few kunais and prepared to throw them, not towards Naruto but the girl.
"He should soon be at his limit, I'll use that girl to make him reach it." Tonai stated as he threw the kunais towards Sakura
Sakura was too shocked to move as she simply crossed her arms in front of her and hope that it wouldn't kill her. Naruto quickly ran towards her as he used his back to shield her.
As he shielded her form the attack, he quickly grabbed her and stomped the ground as much as he could with his chakra left to make a great distance between them and the enemies.
With his last strength, Naruto crumbled on the ground while he continued to protect Sakura. Sakura lad right under him as his head rested on her shoulder.
"Na...Naruto?" Sakura mumbled when she opened her eyes to only see blond hair
"Sakura-Chan, are you all right?" Naruto asked with a low tone
"I'm ... I'm fine..." Sakura answered
"That's good to hear..." Naruto said as he closed his eyes and gave away a little smile
Sakura carefully moved from under Naruto as she pulled back with the help of her hands. When she was in a sitting position, Naruto's head rested against her legs, as the rest of his body was face down on the ground. She started to tremble when she noticed the two kunais plunged into his back.
Naruto had a hard time to breath, as he laid in a pool of his own blood. Sakura was shocked and didn't know quite what to do. She conquered her fears as she slowly removed the two kunais in Naruto's back, as more blood came out.
Sakura tore a part of her dress to cover his wounds on his back. She helped Naruto turn, as he then laid on his back and opened his eyes to meet those of Sakura.
The first thing he saw was her trying to hold back her tears as she placed her hands on Naruto's cheeks.
"Why Naruto?" Sakura managed to ask through her tears
"Because you never treated me like all the others..." Naruto replied as he coughed up some blood
Through those words, Sakura looked into his deep blue eyes as tears fell on Naruto's forehead.
"No matter what happens I won't let them approach you ..." Naruto said his last words with a little smile
Naruto's eyes closed slowly as his head leaned to the right on Sakura's lap.
"Na ...Naruto ...?" Sakura spoke as she shook Naruto's head a little
Naruto laid there, without any movement nor response to Sakura's cries.
To Be Continued ...
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First chapter done at last! I've been working on several Naruto stories at the same time. Now you people must wonder why, well when I get a writer's block on one, I go to another until I get unblocked lol. Stupid perhaps but it works great.
Also wanted to warn you people I'm starting school and work again, so I won't be able to post a new chapter everyday, but I guarantee the minute I have free time I'll write!!! I Promise!!!
Please review. Opinions are highly liked.
Thanks a bunch!!!
Ookima