Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ A Life for a Life ❯ Returning... ( Chapter 6 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

I don't own Naruto…

Chapter 6

The following day…

Arashi struggled as he worked with Ino. Half expecting it to be Sakura as the young blonde had worked with him yesterday, the young woman smiled as she pretended to be irritated.

“Hmmmpphhh…”

Looking rather sheepish, as the young woman hands him the cane he has been using, she grins in amusement. “No…Sakura had stuff to do for Tsunade-sensei. With a new class of genins, Tsunade has been busy with finding the proper tasks for them to train on. So she's been sending me or Sakura, to gather the reports from other departments.”

Frowning at the mere thought of paperwork, Arashi is almost grateful that he has been in the hospital these last few weeks. He never was much for filing, filling it out or anything that required him to sit at a desk.

He was always more of a hands on type of guy.

Front gate…

Two guards were idly chatting with one another. Although they do not look like, that they are alert by their casual attitude. They were…

Hearing a faint sound, the two look up to see a welcome site after almost three years…

“Could that be…?”

“It is!”

In town…

Konahamaru, grinned as he spied a familiar head of pink hair. “SAKURA-CHAN!” Pausing in mid stride down a side of the road, the pink haired girl smiles as the youngster and his two companions approach her.

“What happened to you Konahamru?”

“Just got done with a mission.”

“I'm guessing the one with Tora, hhmmmm?” Sakura smiled gently. Her hands making seals, they glow green for a moment, to heal the scratches and cuts on the little boy's face.

“How did you know?” Asked one of his teammates named Moegi, the little girl, whose curiosity is evident in her eyes.

“Naruto looked the same when we got that mission first time out as genins.” The pink haired medic ninja giggles.

Grinning with delight, at the mention of his idol, the little boy and his friends chat with the young woman as they head towards the front gate.

“Hello Kotetsu-san.” The young woman replied with a gentle smile.

“Hello Sakura, Konahamaru…you guys might want to go look in town….”

“Huh? Look in town why?” The children ask in unison.

“You might see something interesting….” He replied with a knowing grin. Watching as it dawns on Sakura, the young woman immediately forgets about the reports as her eyes seem to light up with hope for various reasons.

“Could it be…?”

Running back into town, reports forgotten, the guards look after her fleeing form, which is followed only moments later by three children.

Finally Sakura grins as she notices a familiar head of white. She looks up in time to hear a familiar boisterous yell that warms her heart, from a particular blonde perched on top of a pole.

“I, Naruto Uzamaki have come home at last!”

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Three hours later….

Unaware of events going on around town, Arashi chuckles as Ino helps him back into bed, as she constantly scolds him.

Not his fault he was determined to get back to full strength, as fast as he could. He was getting antsy with lack of seeing anything outside these hospital rooms and grounds. So he was pushing himself harder everyday, and well…he may have pushed himself a little too much…

He had collapsed in the middle of training his legs to walk again. He really didn't want to have to depend on that constant aide that Ino or Sakura had been giving him. But with his body's condition he knew he needed the help….

Just wishes he didn't…

So during therapy, despite his body's protest, he had gone a little further then what he had planned to. Wincing in pain as another bolt of agony, shoots through his legs, he observes the fast healing seals, that Ino does and as he she places them on his legs…he can feel some if not all of it go away.

“Listen Arashi-san! I don't care if you are the Fourth or not! If you overwork yourself again without telling me or anyone else, I am going to beat you within an inch of your life!” The blonde girl fumed. Her worry and anger evident, he looks at her sheepishly with embarrassment.

“Sorry Ino…”

`You better be…” The medic grumbles as she mutters about idiots taking after others.

She shrieks as she has caught off guard a second later though, as a familiar ball of smoke arrives on the window ledge, revealing the Copy Ninja.

“Yo…” Kakashi waves with a lazy grin to his one visible eye. His amusement evident as Ino growls in irritation. “Haven't you ever heard of using a DOOR!”

Shrugging which is his way, Ino turns around as Tsunade and Shizune come in through the door. Gentle smiles are on their features, as they give a subtle nod to Kakashi. His own eyes twinkling with amusement as he disappears, he sees the older white haired man come in and look at his former student with shock.

“Arashi?” Jiriaya just stares at his former student with aplomb. His eyes wide, and in shock at the mere sight of him…and much to Tsunade's amusement. Not even Ino or any of the other female medics walking by him walking by in a hurry deter his gaze from someone he thought dead.

“How…what…when…” This is all the elder man states over and over as he approaches his former student. His hands reaching out to grasp the man's hand within his own, the renowned talker and pervert of all of Konoha hugs someone with tears of joy.

“Hey Sensei…” Arashi states with a warm smile. His arms wrapped around his teacher, patting him on the back. Finally after a few minutes, the two separate as Jiriaya collapses into a chair offered him by Shizune.

“I still can't believe this…” The older man whispers. “We all thought you were dead.”

“Well as you can see I am not, Ero-sennin.” The blonde haired male quips, his amusement at his sensei's all to true nickname evident in bright blue eyes. He observes the irritated look on his former teacher's features.

“Baah! No wonder he takes after you so much.”

His ears, not missing that statement as does everyone else, Arashi growls in anger as he is interrupted by Tsunade, before he could ask what he so dearly wants to.

“Jiriaya…before you say anything else.” The blonde woman asks with a serious tone. It is one that catches his attention, causing him to turn around and look at her with a curious gaze, at her indirect tone. “Can you honestly tell me, that is your former pupil, Arashi Uzamaki Kazama?”

“Of course I can! How could I not know my former student?” The elder white man asks with confusion. “I mean I traveled with the guy training him for three years, I should know.”

“Are you sure about this Jiriaya?”

“Yes I am sure I can even prove it. I have only taught two others how to summon the frogs.” The white haired Sannin replied. “They can vouch for him for they can sense a bond with those who have achieved it.”

His hands moving in fast and familiar seals, that Arashi recognizes as the Frog summoning Jutsu, but the only difference is that it is to summon a smaller toad and not a larger one.

As one appears upon the ground, it looks up at Jiriaya with annoyance.

“What is it now pervert?” The little one asked in irritation. “Dad was just getting set to show me some moves.”

Bending down and picking up the smaller one, the little frog's eyes nearly bulge out of his head at the site of the man in bed.

“WHOA! You taught another dude how to summon something you old man? I mean you taught the kid, who's this dude…” The little amphibian commented as he started at Arashi. The eyes studying, the former Hokage with a curious gaze…. “He looks familiar…”

“Enough…you can send him away now…”

“What, hey Baa-chan what's the big idea? I just got summoned here and now I wanna know about this dude.” The little frog commented with an annoyed tone. But it soon changes to fear as he can see the dangerous tick in Tsunade's forehead. With a little bit of an eep, the frog hops off and disappears as Jiriaya ducks an angry fist.

Laughing at the situation, Arashi can't help but smile as the two old friends, get into what he remembers as one of their usual famous spats.

But as it dies down he asks something, something that has been avoided around him for the last few weeks since he woke up.

“What about your word Tsunade? Are you going to tell me about my son?”

Whirling around in anger at the sheer question alone, Jiriaya glares at his fellow sannin. “You haven't told him about Naruto? He has a right to know! The brat is his son!”

Shaking her head, and guiding the Sannin out for a few minutes alongside Shizune. Arashi can hear a heated argument, between the three people. Furious and full of rage, Arashi tries to ignore the pain in his heart.

Finally as the fighting dies down, Jiriaya, and the two women come back in. Confused as the elder man turns around, presenting his back, the two women Help Arashi up and on it.

“Huh? Where are we going?”

“Jiriaya will come back and tell you more about Naruto later, Arashi-san.” The Fifth replies with a warm smile. “Right now we have a surprise for you…”

Wincing a little bit in pain, as the two women help him get comfortable as Jiriaya stands up to adjust the weight of the other man on his back. As he finally is situated in a comfortable position, the four head out of the hospital.

“Where are we going?”

“To watch a test of skills….” Tsunade chuckled. “Kakashi should be arriving there about now to test both of them. To see if they are ready for actual missions…with him.”

“Who?”

“Sakura and one of her teammates…” Shizune replied with a gentle smile.

“We're here” Jiriaya stated warmly.

About to comment, Arashi turns to find something or should he say someone that he had been longing to see for quite sometime. Beside his new found friend Sakura, and his former student Kakashi is a youth that he has wanted to know for so long.

“I thought, that before I tell you about him old friend…you would like to see him first…” Jiriaya commented with a smile.

Staring at blonde spiky hair, and whiskered cheeks coupled with tanned skin, and features so much like his own. He wears an orange and black outfit that although garish makes Arashi chuckle with amusement.

“It's my son…” Arashi whispers emotionally. His gaze ignoring everyone else as he is focused only on the youth who is listening to the Copy Ninja speak. “My son…”

“Yes and Kakashi is about to put him and Sakura through their paces…want to watch?”

Nodding his head in an affirmative, the two women help the weaker man, stand between them. Allowing Jiriaya to leap up to a tall branch to watch from a better perspective….

As the sound of bells ring in the quiet air, they watch as all three prepare to battle…

You guys remember this right? Kakashi said with an amused grin.

Uh huh! Unless we come at you with intent to kill, we are not getting those bells. Sakura responded, with a wicked smile as she put on her gloves.

Watching as the book in his hand, is closed and stuck into his back pocket, Arashi hears a voice that is strong and yet full of youth.

Heh…Kakashi-sensei not going to fight with the book this time are you.

Nope…I believe this time I am going to have to get serious. The infamous Copy Ninja replies as his goes up to reveal his Sharingan eye.

Suddenly with a loud yell, Arashi watches as his son begins to move…

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Naruto is back!

Some of you have asked me why not have the two meet now? That will be explained at a later point. But the two are NOT going to meet right away….