Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Equality Naruto ❯ The Long Run ( Chapter 3 )

Disclaimer: Naruto is a manga by Masashi Kishimoto…that I in no way own or take credit for.

 

The Long Run

 

 

Naruto shivered as the tiny droplets of rain soaked into his already drenched clothing. It'd been three days, three days of chakra enforced running, and he was tired, cold, and hungry. He ducked under a large tree as the rain continued it's down pour. “Two days of nothing but rain and I can't wait for snow country.” He whispered bitterly.

 

“Oh ramen, I miss your delectable taste!” He sighed and turned to more important matters. `It's getting dark, and I need shelter.' Groaning he pushed away from the tree moving quickly through the rain. `The rain is good, the rain is good.' He chanted mentally. `The rain will wash away my tracks. That's all that matters.'… “Stupid villages this is their fault.” He looked down at his stomach. “Or is it mine?”…`But I'm not the Nine Tail, I'm me the stupid fox it just sealed in me.'… “Yeah that's it, I'm me and he's him.” He picked up his pace slightly after coming to his conclusion.

 

Less than a minute after Naruto picked up his pace he tripped over a root and was sent flying.

 

“Whhhaa!!!!” Was the last thing to come out of Naruto's mouth before every thing went black.

 

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Hyuga Hinata sat quietly in the back of the class room. Four days, it'd been four long sad and boring days since she'd seen her blond crush. She was worried something had happened to him. `All the times he'd come to class with bruises and cuts and laughed it off as nothing. Now she was starting to think bad things, dark things. Naruto never missed class and now he suddenly disappears for four days. Something was horribly wrong, but what?' She slipped further into her thoughts on Naruto as the minutes ticked by.

 

“HINATA!?” She nearly leaped out of her seat at the sound of a very annoyed Iruka-sensei yelling her name.

 

“S-Sorry Sensei.” He sighed as the other children started to snicker.

 

“That's enough.” He snapped, efficiently quieting the class. “Now, Hinata, can you answer the question?”

 

Her cheeks turned a light pink before speaking again. “S-sorry Sensei c-could you repeat the question?”

 

Smiling reassuringly he repeated the question. “What art is most powerful to a shinobi?”

 

“T-the art of deception Sensei.”

 

“Correct, now can anyone tell me why?” Sighing once again, he continued his lesson for the day only to be interrupted by the lunch bell. “Alright go on.” He smiled as the kids cheered and raced out of the class room. `So young, must be nice to have no worries.' He watched them quickly file out class. As he watched his eyes landed on Hinata. It wasn't like her to daydream in class.

 

“Hinata, I'd like to speak with you quickly before you go to lunch.”

 

“Y-yes Sensei?”

 

He sighed as she walked forward, head down cast. `A Hyuga with no self of steam you would think the world had ended.' He mused. “Hinata, are you well? You seemed distracted today, is every thing alright?”

 

“Y-Yes Sensei. Sorry.”

 

“Well you know I'm always here if you need to talk. Enjoy your lunch”

 

“Yes.” She turned and walked away. Sighing Iruka flopped down in his seat and continued to grade last weeks test, only to be interrupted by Hinata's soft voice.

 

“S-Sensei?”

 

“Yes Hinata?”

 

“Um…I-I was wondering w-when Naruto-kun w-would be returning to class.”

 

Iruka sat there for a moment just staring at the young girl. `Naruto? Where have I heard that name before?' He watched as Hinata's face turned a dark red as he thought.

 

`Nar-u-to?' His eyes went wide. `How could I've over looked that little heathen? All the pranks he'd pulled, since the first day he arrived it's been prank after prank. That's why these last few days have been so peaceful, he hasn't been here. But he never misses class…' Iruka's eyes suddenly darkened. “He's up to something big, and I'm going to stop him.' Iruka smiled sinisterly. `After that I'm gluing him to his chair. No ways he's quitting after all I've put up with.' …

 

“NARRRUUUTOOOOOOO!!!! ”

 

That was the last thing Hinata heard from her sensei as he jumped out their class room window.

 

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Groaning Naruto cracked open his eyes. “Wh-what happened?” … `Mmmm! It's so warm and comfortable.' Turning his head to the side he grimaced at the tense muscles located in his neck.

 

“So you're awake?”

 

Naruto blinked a few times before a face finally came into view. “Wow so pretty.” He mumbled.

 

The woman above him had sky blue hair and dark brown eyes and a nice … his face suddenly turned red as he noticed the way she was leaning over him and the view. He snapped his eyes closed.

 

“Well that was rude, so how are you feeling?”

 

“I'm really stiff.”

 

“Well I'm not surprised. What the hell was a kid your age doing in the middle of the wood's.”

 

“W-wood's?”

 

“Yes wood's. Don't play dumb with me. You're lucky I found you when I did. You looked half dead. Now answer my question what are you doing here?”

 

“I-I'm going to Snow Country.”

 

“Aren't you a little young to be traveling that kind of distance alone?”

 

“No? I'm eleven and really strong! I'm going to be a Kage one day and the whole village will have to respect me!”

 

“Ho-kage?” She blinked a few times? “Those are some pretty big ambitions kid, but that's beside the point were are your parents?”

 

“I don't have any.” He mumbled.

 

“No parents, is that right? So which village are you from?”

 

Naruto looked at her a moment and decided to keep his mouth shut. Last thing I need is to leave a trail. “I'm not telling you.”

 

“W-What! Why not?!”

 

“Because you might be an enemy shinobi, and plus you're a stranger.”

 

The woman sat there at a total loss for words. “If I was an enemy shinobi you would be dead by now.” Naruto visibly gulped.

 

“Anyways kid why'd you run away from home?”

 

Naruto mouth fell open. `H-how in the hell did she know I ran away?' …“W-what are you talking about?”

 

“I'm not stupid kid. So stop acting like it ok.” Sighing she stood up. “Look you're free to stay a while. It can get kind of boring staying here all alone. You can call me Sky everyone else does.”

 

“You're an orphan too?” Naruto asked eagerly.

 

“Well not exactly, but my parents passed away when I was a little older than you.” She saw his face fall a little. `So he really is an orphan.'

 

“Oh.” She frowned at the defeated look on his face. “Sky? Why do they call you Sky?!” She blinked a couple if time at the sudden change in character, rolling her eyes she flipped her sky blue hair around. “You know for a shinobi you're kind of stupid not to mention short.”

 

“I'm not SHORT!!!”

 

“Whatever shrimp you should be fine in a few days. I found you half submerged in a puddle of mud. You're lucky I found, you another hour out there and you would have drowned.” She laughed light lightly. “Who ever heard of someone drowning in mud?” She laughed some more as she walked out of the room.

 

Naruto closed his eyes as he relaxed on the soft bed. “I'm not short he mumbled.” Sighing loudly he drifted off into a dreamless sleep.

 

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Sorry it took so long I was having trouble finding a place to stop. So now I have two chapters to post as soon as I edit the other. Dear God I wrote a 5,000 word chapter for the hybrid angel and the deleted it because it sucked. LoL… so now I'm working on it. If you don't like something in this story tell me!!!

 

 

So until next time…