Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Equality Naruto ❯ Anchor's away ( Chapter 8 )

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Anchor's Away??

 

Naruto stood shocked, but not from the sheets of ice that prevented him from leaving. But from the word that Haku had yelled out.

 

“Don't Leave Me!” The plea played over and over as he analyzed it for rejections. `Nothing…There's absolutely nothing negative about what she said. I'm not being rejected…I'm wanted?' Naruto looked at Haku in disbelief. “W-What did you say?” He asked softly.

 

“Please, I… I don't want to be alone anymore.” The tears slow fell down her face. “I-I, please don't go, j-just for a little longer. Please. Her face was bowed in sham of her tears.”

 

Naruto just couldn't believe what was going on. All his life he'd looked for this, this, this thing he couldn't describe. He could feel it, this was it, that thing he was searching for, and now that he'd found it, he refused to believe it. Too good to be true, in his mind, he was so lost that he was starting to believe his dream had been real and he'd died and gone to heaven. Being Hokage seemed more likely than being wanted or needed.

 

“Do you really want me to, to stay?” She nodded slowly. Naruto was slowly starting to believe in reality. `But what happens when she finds out about Kyuubi. She'll leave, and then I'll be alone again, and it'll hurt worse.' His thoughts were dark. “I'm sorry, I-I would, but I'm different. There's something bad inside of me, and people hate me for it. If we were friends they'd hate you too.”

 

Haku gasped. `He's got something bad in him too!'

 

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Sarutobi was angry with himself. He hadn't had a decent nights sleep in two nights, and now he know why. Kakashi stood in front of him in his normal ANBU gear.

 

“Yo.” Sarutobi frowned at his lack of respect, but new it was how he greeted those he cared for.

 

“Kakashi get me three of our best Hunter-nin.”

 

“Hokage-sama you're not going after Itachi again are?! Three Hunter-nin wouldn't st-”

 

“Kakashi I need your personal opinion on something.” He watched Kakashi shift uncomfortably still believing he was going after Itachi.

 

“Don't worry yourself with Itachi.” He stated calmly. Kakashi visibly relaxed. “Would you have let Naruto go so easily?”

 

Kakashi frowned under his mask. `Naruto; the demon vessel that houses, “The Kyuubi”. The boy was hated by most of Konoha, and constantly beaten. Would he have let him go?' The question has a difficult one. He sighed. `Why do I always get the difficult questions!'… “Hokage-sama, I have two answers, if that's ok with you.”

 

“Go ahead, but as you can see I've already made my decision, I just need to see if it was the right one regardless.”

 

Kakashi nodded. “From a ninja's point of view I would never have let Naruto set foot outside of the village, and would have had a constant watch on him till the day he died.” Sarutobi visibly flinched. “But on a personal level, I believe that Naruto will be much happier outside this village, but that also leaves him in danger of being hurt or worse. I would have found him, and set him up with a high ranking ninja. ”

 

Sarutobi nodded. “Thank you Kakashi, now please get me those Hunter-nin, it's about time they did some work.”

 

“Right away Hokage-sama”

 

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Naruto was downtrodden, and it was shown clearly.

 

“I-I have something in me too. People don't like it, they, they tried to kill me because of it.” Naruto looked up in surprise.

 

`Is it possible that there's other's like me.' He was pulled from his thoughts as Haku started talking again.

 

“Lots of people were hurt because of it, and then my parents were killed because it was in me.”

 

Naruto gasped, `Were there other Kyuubi's out there?'

 

“N-Naruto?” He looked up acknowledging her. “If you have to go, could I come with you? I-I won't slow you down I swear, and I…I can…”

 

Naruto's mind was still revolving around the possibility of there being other Kyuubi's, but that all changed when he realized what she'd asked. `Come with me? She wants to come with me!' he'd never felt so happy. `Someone his own age really wanted to be around him, without being forced to.' So caught up in his new found happiness he fail to answer Haku's question.

 

Haku was fighting a losing battle in her mind, and that wasn't good for Naruto.

 

Naruto had finally come to terms with having a possible traveling partner when he felt a chill run up his leg. He face lit up in a genuine smile as he talked to Haku. “Well what are we waiting for let's go!”

 

Haku looked up to see a smiling Naruto. “We?”

 

“Of course! Who'd want to travel alone!”… `Because I know I sure don't. I'll make her my friend.!' He looked up smiling at his ingenious plan.

 

Neither noticed the thin layer of ice that had worked its way over Naruto's shoes, and lower legs. So when he went to take a step, he tripped and fell face first on the ground. Haku scrambled closer and started to help him up.

 

Naruto looked at Haku and sighed. “Every time I try and help you I end up on the ground?” She giggled slightly, before looking at him nervously. “Can I really come with you?”

 

Naruto caught her eye. “Being alone it hurts.” He whispered. “It hurts everywhere, and nothing ever helps it go away…” He gave her a goofy smile to cover up the painful memories that were trying to resurface. “But now that we have each other we'll never have to be alone again.”

 

`He really understands.' A smile graced her lips. “Thank you.” She gasped as he pulled her into a tight hug. “Wh-what are yo-”

 

“Only two people have ever hugged me in my life, and both time I felt happy. I just …never mind.” He went to step back when Haku's arms tightened around him.

 

“Thank you.” She whispered. A moment later they broke the hug.

 

Naruto laughed nervously while blushing and scratching the back of his head. “So…”

 

“So…?” She replied looking down and drawing circles in the dirt with her foot.

 

He looked around trying to think of what they should do. That when he really took notice of the ice walls. “Amazing Haku-Chan!”

 

Naruto had his face pressed up against the icy walls trying to see out. “This is so cool! Can you teach me!”

 

“I-I didn't, I mean, I don't know how I did it.” Naruto saw talking about it made her uncomfortable, and switched the subject.

 

“Ok then! First, we need to get out of our icy home! Then…um…” He stomach answered for him with a series of loud noises. “I guess we eat.” He said sheepishly.

 

“Hai!”

 

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Yeah, I know took a while to get up. Truth is I was waiting for three reviews before I placed this chapter, but whatever. Just so everyone knows I Fucking hate Wolf's Rain! I mean for God's sake who makes such a depressing anime, and they did it all in the last five episodes. The ending sucked too! I didn't get it! Ok I feel better now! Anyways Full Metal Panic is good so far, some great person put up the first 13 episodes, or was it 12! And Love Hina is good as well took me forever to start watching it! Anyways hope you enjoy the chapter even if it's short!

 

Till next time…