Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ A Wish Upon a Shooting Star ❯ Rage ( Chapter 5 )
[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]
Disclaimer: This is so tiresome! I mean really, do you think I would be on a fanfiction site if I owned Naruto? The keyword is fan! I'm just an obsessed fan who is borrowing Naruto for my own selfish reasons.
(note! If there's any confusion about age, Naruto, Nanashi, and the rest of the rookie nine are 21, and team Gai is 22.)
Chapter 5- Rage
"Man that was troublesome," Shikamaru groaned.
They had just finished their mission and were spending a little R&R in the mist village. A festival was going on celebrating some kind of defeat for the village, and the Mizukage insisted that they stay for it.
"For once I agree with you Shikamaru! I mean they weren't even Chunin-level," Naruto exclaimed loudly.
He had been reverting back to his normal bubbly self, curtesy of Kisa. It was rather impossible to be around that bundle of pure happiness and stay depressed for any length of time.
"Hey you guy-" Sakura was cut off by a scream.
"Please don't! She never did anything to you," a woman's voice screamed.
Naruto froze almost imediately. He knew that voice! It was someone who had been a structure of his life for almost 3 years, Kachiko Nijino. He turned around and faced the cring woman. The ebony-haired woman was fighting against the grasps of 2 ninjas as a white-haired girl, his age was dragged up to a stage -- chained to 2 posts -- and stripped of her clothes down to her underwear. Realization hit naruto like a ton of bricks, NANASHI!!! Her tried to get to her, but was paralized to the spot. He felt sick at his stomach as a man dressed in black brought out a whip made to tear the flesh off of bones and handed it to another man with a baby-doll face, but with ice-cold green eyes that burned into your very soul. His mouth twisted into a evil snear as he looked at Nanashi. He turned to the large crowd and raised his hand to silence them.
"I give you the demoness, Nibi," He cried triumphtly.
The crowd burst into a furious uproar of applause as her slashed Nanashi's stomach and a chunk of flesh dropped to the ground. Nanashi whimpered pitifully and blood soaked her entire front half.
Naruto shook with rage, his chakra flaring up around him. He growled loudly as his feature changed to that of his Kyuubi form.
The man raised his whip and struck the whimpering girl once more. Blood splattered onto her pale face as she let out a blood-curtling scream. The scent of her blood reached Naruto's nose and he roared with anger -- killing-intent radiating off his body.
Just as the man lifted his arm once more to strike her once more, Naruto body-flickered in front of the man and grabbed his hand in a death grip -- crushing the bones.
"NEVER TOUCH HER AGAIN," he growled lowly and dangerously.
He started to slash at the man's face repeatedly with his claws in his demonic rage.
Sakura and Shikamaru released Nanashi and she hobbled over to Naruto and tentively wrapped her arms around his neck. Shikamaru opened his mouth to stop her, but Sakura shook her head, stopping him.
Nanashi buried her face into the crook of his neck and breathed deeply.
"Vanilla, cherrys, and ramen. Just like I remember," She muttered quietly and gently.
Naruto raised his hand to go in for the kill, but Nanashi stopped him.
"Naruto! Stop it! Please just stop, Naru-kun," She sobbed into his neck, her tears landing softly on his shirt.
Naruto's growls softened as his claws went back to nails, his chakra disappeared, and his eyes turn back to blue.
He threw the shivering man away.
"Leave! If you value your pathetic life," He said in a calm voice that predicted a slow and painful death, had he not complied. He did, to no surprise.
He embraced Nanashi tightly.
"Are you okay?"
"Um hum," Nana muttered contently.
Naruto swept her off her feet, bridal-style and wondered briefly if the next time that happened would be at their wedding, if everything went the way he wanted it to, as he walked towards Kachiko.
"Come on, let's take you home and Kachiko can heal you."
He beckoned his friends and comrades to follow as he walked towards to happy-sad-angry-estatic woman.
Kachiko smiled lovingly at Naruto and led then to a nearby house. Unlocking the door and opening it, she took Nana from Naruto, for much of his displeasure and told them to sit down in the homey front room, decorated in daisies.
*20 mins. of silence later*
Kachiko slowly came down the stairs.
"Naruto," She spoke softly and opened her arms.
Naruto ran into them and started sobbing, loudly and openly.
"I missed you so much," He whimpered, cling to her for dear life.
Sakura and Shikamaru were shocked to say the least. They had never, and I mean never saw Naruto cry in the 12 years that they knew him.
After about 15 minutes of hysterical cries, Naruto calmed down enough to walk back to the others. They both sat down in the sunshine yellow chairs in front of the couch and got ready for the Q&A.
Sakura looked kindly at the motherly woman in front of her.
Kachiko smiled again and then smack her forhead. "I'm sorry I totally forgot! My name is Kachiko Nijino."
Sakura smiled and introduced herself,"Hello Nijino-san, I'm Sakura Haruno."
Shikamaru just raised his hand in acknowledgement, causing Sakura to gain a tick in her forhead.
"Shikamaru! You lazy ass! Introduce yourself," She growled angerily and smacked him roughly on his head.
Naruto chuckled at his friends' antics and grinned widely.
Shikamaru rubbed the large bump on his head and muttered," Sorry Nijino-san, my name's Shikamaru Nara."
"No problem. I have a feeling you would like to know how we know Naruto."
Both nodded.
"Hai!!!"
"But first we want to know what happened back there," Sakura added quickly.
"My daughter has a condition, something that seperates her from the villagers, they hate her, despise her."
Naruto's eyes were downcast and shadowed, he shook as he clutched the shirt above his heart.
"Jinchuuriki."
That one word he muttered caused Kachiko's eyes to widen and her head snapped to face him.
"How did you-"
Naruto cut Kachiko off,"I never did understand why I was not aloud to leave the village with you to live here in mist, until I was 12 and was told rather harshly about the creature sealed inside of me. I too am a Jinchuuriki. Inside of me I hold the nine-tails, Kyuubi, king of the demons himself."
Sakura and Shikamaru were not surprised at all, seeing as when they were 16, Naruto told all of his friends. Everyone took it in stride and support Naruto as friends should do.
"I still don't know why they did that to her," Sakura mummbled quietly.
Naruto looked at her straight in the eyes." You don't not know much about my past do you? We are all brought up differently, taught different things. Life moves as it has since life on this world began. But with all life, no matter how you live or how you were taught, there are certain obstacles that everyone has to face. Though each persons hurdle may be different than their neighbor, they still prove challenging. To live in this world of chaos and war we have to fight. Many learn how to jump over their hurdle successfully and go on with the next one in front of them, and yet many others stop before they jump thinking that's they can't make it, that it's way too high. Whether they stop because they're afraid or because they don't have enough confidence in themselves waits to be seen in everyone who wishes to follow this path.
To live or to die, to give up completely and throw in the towel… these two choices are infinite in the human race and as long as the human race endures then these choices will remain. But what would happen if, by chance, these choices were taken from someone? If someone's will to live or to die was taken from them? What would happen if that person had to rely on their tormentor for freedom, to live, or for their salvation? Many times the captured will try to escape their bonds by any means possible, but to only be brought back down…only to suffer more. The strong will live to hopefully see another sunrise and the weak…the weak will be consumed in either the fires of hatred or they will slowly rot away. Many times they will lose all hope and die on the inside while they remain alive physically, broken and battered. Then again, some wounds are only skin deep and time can not heal them all, and for that reason people have trouble getting over their pain and loss and choose not to find a way to deal with it all and channel their anger at someone who does not deserve their wrath. That is the main reason Jinchuuriki are isolated, hated, and hurt."
Everyone looked at Naruto shocked beyond words. Since when had he gotten so smart?
Kachiko was the first to snap out of her daze. She reached over and ruffled the blonde's hair playfully.
"What happened to the little blonde bundle of energy with the innocence of an angel that I used to tuck in at night," She teased lovingly.
Naruto smiled genuinely and answered," He grew up......on a further note. I'm not leaving you here. You are going to return to Konoha with me."
Kachiko sighed and turned to face the boy.
"Naruto I don't know if we can leave," She stated sadly.
Naruto flew up from his chair his eyes hard as he walked to the stairs. Turning around he stated firmly and with finality in his voice,"I Don't care Kachiko-chan! I'll find some way to allow you to come with me, if I have to fight my way through the entire ninja force of the village!" Naruto turned away and stated sadly," I already lost you once, I'm not about to let that happen again."
Naruto walked quickly up the stairs. Sakura and Shikamaru were shocked for the umteenth time that day.
Kachiko chuckled slightly. "That boy is as hard-headed as ever," She mummbled.
(note! If there's any confusion about age, Naruto, Nanashi, and the rest of the rookie nine are 21, and team Gai is 22.)
Chapter 5- Rage
"Man that was troublesome," Shikamaru groaned.
They had just finished their mission and were spending a little R&R in the mist village. A festival was going on celebrating some kind of defeat for the village, and the Mizukage insisted that they stay for it.
"For once I agree with you Shikamaru! I mean they weren't even Chunin-level," Naruto exclaimed loudly.
He had been reverting back to his normal bubbly self, curtesy of Kisa. It was rather impossible to be around that bundle of pure happiness and stay depressed for any length of time.
"Hey you guy-" Sakura was cut off by a scream.
"Please don't! She never did anything to you," a woman's voice screamed.
Naruto froze almost imediately. He knew that voice! It was someone who had been a structure of his life for almost 3 years, Kachiko Nijino. He turned around and faced the cring woman. The ebony-haired woman was fighting against the grasps of 2 ninjas as a white-haired girl, his age was dragged up to a stage -- chained to 2 posts -- and stripped of her clothes down to her underwear. Realization hit naruto like a ton of bricks, NANASHI!!! Her tried to get to her, but was paralized to the spot. He felt sick at his stomach as a man dressed in black brought out a whip made to tear the flesh off of bones and handed it to another man with a baby-doll face, but with ice-cold green eyes that burned into your very soul. His mouth twisted into a evil snear as he looked at Nanashi. He turned to the large crowd and raised his hand to silence them.
"I give you the demoness, Nibi," He cried triumphtly.
The crowd burst into a furious uproar of applause as her slashed Nanashi's stomach and a chunk of flesh dropped to the ground. Nanashi whimpered pitifully and blood soaked her entire front half.
Naruto shook with rage, his chakra flaring up around him. He growled loudly as his feature changed to that of his Kyuubi form.
The man raised his whip and struck the whimpering girl once more. Blood splattered onto her pale face as she let out a blood-curtling scream. The scent of her blood reached Naruto's nose and he roared with anger -- killing-intent radiating off his body.
Just as the man lifted his arm once more to strike her once more, Naruto body-flickered in front of the man and grabbed his hand in a death grip -- crushing the bones.
"NEVER TOUCH HER AGAIN," he growled lowly and dangerously.
He started to slash at the man's face repeatedly with his claws in his demonic rage.
Sakura and Shikamaru released Nanashi and she hobbled over to Naruto and tentively wrapped her arms around his neck. Shikamaru opened his mouth to stop her, but Sakura shook her head, stopping him.
Nanashi buried her face into the crook of his neck and breathed deeply.
"Vanilla, cherrys, and ramen. Just like I remember," She muttered quietly and gently.
Naruto raised his hand to go in for the kill, but Nanashi stopped him.
"Naruto! Stop it! Please just stop, Naru-kun," She sobbed into his neck, her tears landing softly on his shirt.
Naruto's growls softened as his claws went back to nails, his chakra disappeared, and his eyes turn back to blue.
He threw the shivering man away.
"Leave! If you value your pathetic life," He said in a calm voice that predicted a slow and painful death, had he not complied. He did, to no surprise.
He embraced Nanashi tightly.
"Are you okay?"
"Um hum," Nana muttered contently.
Naruto swept her off her feet, bridal-style and wondered briefly if the next time that happened would be at their wedding, if everything went the way he wanted it to, as he walked towards Kachiko.
"Come on, let's take you home and Kachiko can heal you."
He beckoned his friends and comrades to follow as he walked towards to happy-sad-angry-estatic woman.
Kachiko smiled lovingly at Naruto and led then to a nearby house. Unlocking the door and opening it, she took Nana from Naruto, for much of his displeasure and told them to sit down in the homey front room, decorated in daisies.
*20 mins. of silence later*
Kachiko slowly came down the stairs.
"Naruto," She spoke softly and opened her arms.
Naruto ran into them and started sobbing, loudly and openly.
"I missed you so much," He whimpered, cling to her for dear life.
Sakura and Shikamaru were shocked to say the least. They had never, and I mean never saw Naruto cry in the 12 years that they knew him.
After about 15 minutes of hysterical cries, Naruto calmed down enough to walk back to the others. They both sat down in the sunshine yellow chairs in front of the couch and got ready for the Q&A.
Sakura looked kindly at the motherly woman in front of her.
Kachiko smiled again and then smack her forhead. "I'm sorry I totally forgot! My name is Kachiko Nijino."
Sakura smiled and introduced herself,"Hello Nijino-san, I'm Sakura Haruno."
Shikamaru just raised his hand in acknowledgement, causing Sakura to gain a tick in her forhead.
"Shikamaru! You lazy ass! Introduce yourself," She growled angerily and smacked him roughly on his head.
Naruto chuckled at his friends' antics and grinned widely.
Shikamaru rubbed the large bump on his head and muttered," Sorry Nijino-san, my name's Shikamaru Nara."
"No problem. I have a feeling you would like to know how we know Naruto."
Both nodded.
"Hai!!!"
"But first we want to know what happened back there," Sakura added quickly.
"My daughter has a condition, something that seperates her from the villagers, they hate her, despise her."
Naruto's eyes were downcast and shadowed, he shook as he clutched the shirt above his heart.
"Jinchuuriki."
That one word he muttered caused Kachiko's eyes to widen and her head snapped to face him.
"How did you-"
Naruto cut Kachiko off,"I never did understand why I was not aloud to leave the village with you to live here in mist, until I was 12 and was told rather harshly about the creature sealed inside of me. I too am a Jinchuuriki. Inside of me I hold the nine-tails, Kyuubi, king of the demons himself."
Sakura and Shikamaru were not surprised at all, seeing as when they were 16, Naruto told all of his friends. Everyone took it in stride and support Naruto as friends should do.
"I still don't know why they did that to her," Sakura mummbled quietly.
Naruto looked at her straight in the eyes." You don't not know much about my past do you? We are all brought up differently, taught different things. Life moves as it has since life on this world began. But with all life, no matter how you live or how you were taught, there are certain obstacles that everyone has to face. Though each persons hurdle may be different than their neighbor, they still prove challenging. To live in this world of chaos and war we have to fight. Many learn how to jump over their hurdle successfully and go on with the next one in front of them, and yet many others stop before they jump thinking that's they can't make it, that it's way too high. Whether they stop because they're afraid or because they don't have enough confidence in themselves waits to be seen in everyone who wishes to follow this path.
To live or to die, to give up completely and throw in the towel… these two choices are infinite in the human race and as long as the human race endures then these choices will remain. But what would happen if, by chance, these choices were taken from someone? If someone's will to live or to die was taken from them? What would happen if that person had to rely on their tormentor for freedom, to live, or for their salvation? Many times the captured will try to escape their bonds by any means possible, but to only be brought back down…only to suffer more. The strong will live to hopefully see another sunrise and the weak…the weak will be consumed in either the fires of hatred or they will slowly rot away. Many times they will lose all hope and die on the inside while they remain alive physically, broken and battered. Then again, some wounds are only skin deep and time can not heal them all, and for that reason people have trouble getting over their pain and loss and choose not to find a way to deal with it all and channel their anger at someone who does not deserve their wrath. That is the main reason Jinchuuriki are isolated, hated, and hurt."
Everyone looked at Naruto shocked beyond words. Since when had he gotten so smart?
Kachiko was the first to snap out of her daze. She reached over and ruffled the blonde's hair playfully.
"What happened to the little blonde bundle of energy with the innocence of an angel that I used to tuck in at night," She teased lovingly.
Naruto smiled genuinely and answered," He grew up......on a further note. I'm not leaving you here. You are going to return to Konoha with me."
Kachiko sighed and turned to face the boy.
"Naruto I don't know if we can leave," She stated sadly.
Naruto flew up from his chair his eyes hard as he walked to the stairs. Turning around he stated firmly and with finality in his voice,"I Don't care Kachiko-chan! I'll find some way to allow you to come with me, if I have to fight my way through the entire ninja force of the village!" Naruto turned away and stated sadly," I already lost you once, I'm not about to let that happen again."
Naruto walked quickly up the stairs. Sakura and Shikamaru were shocked for the umteenth time that day.
Kachiko chuckled slightly. "That boy is as hard-headed as ever," She mummbled.