Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Love and Death ❯ Nightmares ( Chapter 7 )
[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
By: Bookkbaby84 
Anime/Manga: Naruto Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Action / Romance / Angst | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 05.25.2005 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.7K | Visits: 726 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: Naruto Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Action / Romance / Angst | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 05.25.2005 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.7K | Visits: 726 | Status: Completed
A little SasuNaru fluff ahead... Please read the final Author's Note in the chapter!
"A little over a decade ago, a demon named Kyuubi attacked Konoha. He killed many and almost drove our people away from here. He was only stopped by the brave efforts of the 4th Hokage and many shinobi. I am sure that you are familiar with the story."
Sakura nodded.
"But... what does this have to do with-?"
"The Kyuubi wasn't killed. He was sealed inside the body of a small baby- just born that day. He became the sacrifice for the villages safety, though the citizens of Konoha never appreciated him." Sakura felt a sinking sensation in her stomach. 'Don't tell me... Naruto?' she thought, inwardly gasping.
"I was that little baby. The demon fox was sealed inside my body." Slowly, Naruto pulled the shirt up, the blanket covering from his waist down. There- right around his belly button- was the seal. "I accidently let Kyuubi out yesterday. It's my fault." Sakura gasped.
'He blames himself?' Without thinking, she knelt down beside the couch and enveloped Naruto in a hug.
"It's not your fault. Naruto..." she said, two tears trickling down her face. She didn't even notice that Naruto had frozen when she had hugged him. She was so sorry for her friend- the one that had had to endure Kyuubi all by himself. Only today- even though she had known him for years- was she realizing how alone Naruto was.
Unseen by the three Genin, the three older males in teh room glanced at one another, uneasy. Kyuubi's seal looked lighter than it should be. It had faded to a sort of deep brown- it was no longer black.
'Is the seal... weakening?' Kakashi thought. It was possible, after all. The seal had been cast over a decade ago, and the caster was dead. Kyuubi had also broken free once, so the seal could have weakened when it had had to rely on excess power to reseal.
"We should go and ask the Hokage to repeal the order for Naruto's death. Sasuke, you stay here and keep an eye on him." Gai said. Everyone but Naruto nodded. Sakura stood up and wiped her eyes. The four of them disappeared, leaving Naruto and Sasuke alone.
"Thanks for the couch." Naruto said to break the silence. Sasuke just nodded.
"Sleep." he commanded, leaving the room.
At the Hokage's office, a few Genin and one Chunnin were speaking to the Hokage.
"What did Naruto ever do to you?" Ino was asking. "So he went missing for a little bit. That doesn't make him a missing-nin! He shouldn't just die!"
"How bothersome..." Shikamaru muttered. "I wouldn't even be here if Naruto wasn't my friend. All we want is for you to repeal the order."
A loud knock at the door could be heard.
"Come in." the Hokage said. The ANBU captain came in. All was silent as the cloaked figure came to a stop in front of the Hokage and bowed.
"Mission report. Status: incomplete. Awaiting further orders and report treason."
"Treason?" the Hokage asked. The ANBU nodded.
"Kakashi, Iruka, Gai, Sakura, and Sasuke were sighted at the mission sight, protecting Naruto. The punishment for treason is death."
Just then, the doors opened again. In came Sakura, Iruka, Kakashi, and Gai. They all bowed, showing the proper respect. Before they could say anything, the Hokage spoke.
"A charge of treason has been brought up against you. What do you say in your defense?" Kakashi's eyes opened wide, but then it crinkled to indicate that he was smiling.
"Treason, you say? But Hokage-sama, we did nothing against Konoha."
"You were protecting that Naruto brat." the ANBU captain growled. Kakashi casually looked over at him.
"Naruto? You must be mistaken. We protected Sasuke. If he protected Naruto, how is that our business?" Kakashi smiled at the Hokage. "My lord, isn't there a law that protects Genins from being put to death unless they become missing-nins or the majority of the Jonin and ANBU call for his death?" The Hokage nodded, smiling.
"I see. Therefore, the charge of treason is not valid." The Hokage smiled again. "In that case, state your business.
"We've come to ask for the death order on Naruto's head to be repealed." Sakura said quickly. The Hokage took on a sober look.
"You know the laws. One- at least- from every rank must speak for him and then there must be a trial among all of Konoha to repeal a decision. Nothing has ever been repealed." Iruka nodded.
"I speak as a Chunnin for the life of Uzumaki Naruto."
"I also speak, as a Jonin." Gai said.
"We all speak as Genin." Ino said, indicating the whole group- Neji, herself, Shino, Shikamaru, and Sakura, and others.
"I can reactivate my staus as ANBU captain to speak for him." Kakashi said, looking down. He did not want to be an ANBU again, but he would to save the life of his student.
"No need, Kakashi. You can stay retired. In the place of an ANBU, I speak for Naruto." the Hokage said. "The trial will be in three days. I suggest telling the young ones who they will be defending." The Genins- besides Sakura- looked confused, but Kakashi just sighed. Naruto and Kyuubi weren't much of a secret now, huh?
"Hai." he said, bowing out. Everyone left, except for the Hokage and the ANBU captain.
"What do I tell my men, Hokage-sama?" the captain asked.
"Tell them to stop searching." Hokage-sama said with a smile.
Sasuke watched the blond boy sleep. He had to be exhausted. Kakashi said that he had used up a lot of chakra over the past day.
'You wouldn't know it just by looking at him. He looks so peaceful...' Sasuke thought as Naruto lay there quietly.
Suddenly, Naruto started to toos and turn, screaming in what had to have been pain and telling someone to get off of him. That would have caused mild worry for Sasuke, but Naruto was crying.
He had never seen Naruto cry.
"Naruto?" he said. "Naruto!" He stood and walked up to the couch. Placing his hands on the other boys shoulders, he shook him quickly, hoping to wake Naruto up from the nightmare.
"Naruto, wake up! Wake up!"
Naruto began to thrash even harder and scream louder.
"Get off! Get off of me! Please..." Naruto voice had sunk into a whimper and he stopped thrashing, curling in on himself. Sasuke sighed, standing up.
'What was he dreaming about?' Sasuke wondered. Naruto was still curled up and whimpering. He turned towards the kitchen, intending to get himself a nice cup of tea.
A bloodcurdling scream interrupted that. Sasuke dropped the tea bag he had just gotten out and ran back to Naruto's room.
"Naruto!" he yelled, drawing a kunai in case someone had attacked the blonde while he slept. No one was there.
'Nightmare again... That's it, I'm waking him up.' Sasuke thought. He sat on teh couch next to Naruto and started doing anything he could think of to wake him up. He tried shaking him again, slapping him, getting some water and splashing him. It didn't help. In desperation, he decided to try one thing that he had always wanted to, but would never dare when teh blonde was awake or when anyone was around.
Sasuke blushed a bit. It might work- it had worked in that one fairy tale, hadn't it?
'Except I'm no prince, and he isn't Sleeping Beauty.' Sasuke thought, getting up and kneeling next to the still screaming form of Naruto. He grabbed Naruto's head as gentley as he could and quickly pressed his lips to the other boys. He drew back almost as quickly, but not quick enough.
Naruto hadn't stopped thrashing when his head had been stopped. His hand struck out and slapped Sasuke across the face as the Uchiha drew back. Sasuke gave a small grunt of pain as his head whipped back, but then quickly got to his feet.
'That was stupid.' he thought to himself, at turns embarrassed and furious with himself. He walked to his bedroom, stopping and glancing over his shoulder at the door. 'At least he stopped screaming.'
"Goodnight, Naruto." he whispered, closing the door behind him.
Sorry for the long wait! I've been busy with school, and I am also a very praise-motivated author (a fault, I know!) and I almost forgot about this because no one reviewed! (Subtle hint... subtle hint... ^_^)
Anyways, It is true that my stories get updated quicker if I get at least one review. I'm not holding this story for hostage or anything, I just want you to know! (So... pleasepleasepleaseplease review, someone!)
I'll update more often now that summer is here! Yay! Anyways, I'm also working on a book this summer, so I will be doing a lot of writing- don't expect updates every week! Maybe... if I am having a very good day!
I hope everyone liked the SasuNaru fluff bit there was in there... couldn't resist. It may be a bit fast, but at least it wasn't a 'oh-Naruto-is-awake-because-of-my-kiss-so-we-can-now-admit-we-will-love-eac h-other-until-we-die-a-thousand-deaths-and-have-wild-sex-on-the-couch' type of thing. That's just not ever going to happen. (Just look at what I made Sasuke go through for a kiss... a big slap!)
Thank you, everyone, for reading!
"A little over a decade ago, a demon named Kyuubi attacked Konoha. He killed many and almost drove our people away from here. He was only stopped by the brave efforts of the 4th Hokage and many shinobi. I am sure that you are familiar with the story."
Sakura nodded.
"But... what does this have to do with-?"
"The Kyuubi wasn't killed. He was sealed inside the body of a small baby- just born that day. He became the sacrifice for the villages safety, though the citizens of Konoha never appreciated him." Sakura felt a sinking sensation in her stomach. 'Don't tell me... Naruto?' she thought, inwardly gasping.
"I was that little baby. The demon fox was sealed inside my body." Slowly, Naruto pulled the shirt up, the blanket covering from his waist down. There- right around his belly button- was the seal. "I accidently let Kyuubi out yesterday. It's my fault." Sakura gasped.
'He blames himself?' Without thinking, she knelt down beside the couch and enveloped Naruto in a hug.
"It's not your fault. Naruto..." she said, two tears trickling down her face. She didn't even notice that Naruto had frozen when she had hugged him. She was so sorry for her friend- the one that had had to endure Kyuubi all by himself. Only today- even though she had known him for years- was she realizing how alone Naruto was.
Unseen by the three Genin, the three older males in teh room glanced at one another, uneasy. Kyuubi's seal looked lighter than it should be. It had faded to a sort of deep brown- it was no longer black.
'Is the seal... weakening?' Kakashi thought. It was possible, after all. The seal had been cast over a decade ago, and the caster was dead. Kyuubi had also broken free once, so the seal could have weakened when it had had to rely on excess power to reseal.
"We should go and ask the Hokage to repeal the order for Naruto's death. Sasuke, you stay here and keep an eye on him." Gai said. Everyone but Naruto nodded. Sakura stood up and wiped her eyes. The four of them disappeared, leaving Naruto and Sasuke alone.
"Thanks for the couch." Naruto said to break the silence. Sasuke just nodded.
"Sleep." he commanded, leaving the room.
At the Hokage's office, a few Genin and one Chunnin were speaking to the Hokage.
"What did Naruto ever do to you?" Ino was asking. "So he went missing for a little bit. That doesn't make him a missing-nin! He shouldn't just die!"
"How bothersome..." Shikamaru muttered. "I wouldn't even be here if Naruto wasn't my friend. All we want is for you to repeal the order."
A loud knock at the door could be heard.
"Come in." the Hokage said. The ANBU captain came in. All was silent as the cloaked figure came to a stop in front of the Hokage and bowed.
"Mission report. Status: incomplete. Awaiting further orders and report treason."
"Treason?" the Hokage asked. The ANBU nodded.
"Kakashi, Iruka, Gai, Sakura, and Sasuke were sighted at the mission sight, protecting Naruto. The punishment for treason is death."
Just then, the doors opened again. In came Sakura, Iruka, Kakashi, and Gai. They all bowed, showing the proper respect. Before they could say anything, the Hokage spoke.
"A charge of treason has been brought up against you. What do you say in your defense?" Kakashi's eyes opened wide, but then it crinkled to indicate that he was smiling.
"Treason, you say? But Hokage-sama, we did nothing against Konoha."
"You were protecting that Naruto brat." the ANBU captain growled. Kakashi casually looked over at him.
"Naruto? You must be mistaken. We protected Sasuke. If he protected Naruto, how is that our business?" Kakashi smiled at the Hokage. "My lord, isn't there a law that protects Genins from being put to death unless they become missing-nins or the majority of the Jonin and ANBU call for his death?" The Hokage nodded, smiling.
"I see. Therefore, the charge of treason is not valid." The Hokage smiled again. "In that case, state your business.
"We've come to ask for the death order on Naruto's head to be repealed." Sakura said quickly. The Hokage took on a sober look.
"You know the laws. One- at least- from every rank must speak for him and then there must be a trial among all of Konoha to repeal a decision. Nothing has ever been repealed." Iruka nodded.
"I speak as a Chunnin for the life of Uzumaki Naruto."
"I also speak, as a Jonin." Gai said.
"We all speak as Genin." Ino said, indicating the whole group- Neji, herself, Shino, Shikamaru, and Sakura, and others.
"I can reactivate my staus as ANBU captain to speak for him." Kakashi said, looking down. He did not want to be an ANBU again, but he would to save the life of his student.
"No need, Kakashi. You can stay retired. In the place of an ANBU, I speak for Naruto." the Hokage said. "The trial will be in three days. I suggest telling the young ones who they will be defending." The Genins- besides Sakura- looked confused, but Kakashi just sighed. Naruto and Kyuubi weren't much of a secret now, huh?
"Hai." he said, bowing out. Everyone left, except for the Hokage and the ANBU captain.
"What do I tell my men, Hokage-sama?" the captain asked.
"Tell them to stop searching." Hokage-sama said with a smile.
Sasuke watched the blond boy sleep. He had to be exhausted. Kakashi said that he had used up a lot of chakra over the past day.
'You wouldn't know it just by looking at him. He looks so peaceful...' Sasuke thought as Naruto lay there quietly.
Suddenly, Naruto started to toos and turn, screaming in what had to have been pain and telling someone to get off of him. That would have caused mild worry for Sasuke, but Naruto was crying.
He had never seen Naruto cry.
"Naruto?" he said. "Naruto!" He stood and walked up to the couch. Placing his hands on the other boys shoulders, he shook him quickly, hoping to wake Naruto up from the nightmare.
"Naruto, wake up! Wake up!"
Naruto began to thrash even harder and scream louder.
"Get off! Get off of me! Please..." Naruto voice had sunk into a whimper and he stopped thrashing, curling in on himself. Sasuke sighed, standing up.
'What was he dreaming about?' Sasuke wondered. Naruto was still curled up and whimpering. He turned towards the kitchen, intending to get himself a nice cup of tea.
A bloodcurdling scream interrupted that. Sasuke dropped the tea bag he had just gotten out and ran back to Naruto's room.
"Naruto!" he yelled, drawing a kunai in case someone had attacked the blonde while he slept. No one was there.
'Nightmare again... That's it, I'm waking him up.' Sasuke thought. He sat on teh couch next to Naruto and started doing anything he could think of to wake him up. He tried shaking him again, slapping him, getting some water and splashing him. It didn't help. In desperation, he decided to try one thing that he had always wanted to, but would never dare when teh blonde was awake or when anyone was around.
Sasuke blushed a bit. It might work- it had worked in that one fairy tale, hadn't it?
'Except I'm no prince, and he isn't Sleeping Beauty.' Sasuke thought, getting up and kneeling next to the still screaming form of Naruto. He grabbed Naruto's head as gentley as he could and quickly pressed his lips to the other boys. He drew back almost as quickly, but not quick enough.
Naruto hadn't stopped thrashing when his head had been stopped. His hand struck out and slapped Sasuke across the face as the Uchiha drew back. Sasuke gave a small grunt of pain as his head whipped back, but then quickly got to his feet.
'That was stupid.' he thought to himself, at turns embarrassed and furious with himself. He walked to his bedroom, stopping and glancing over his shoulder at the door. 'At least he stopped screaming.'
"Goodnight, Naruto." he whispered, closing the door behind him.
Sorry for the long wait! I've been busy with school, and I am also a very praise-motivated author (a fault, I know!) and I almost forgot about this because no one reviewed! (Subtle hint... subtle hint... ^_^)
Anyways, It is true that my stories get updated quicker if I get at least one review. I'm not holding this story for hostage or anything, I just want you to know! (So... pleasepleasepleaseplease review, someone!)
I'll update more often now that summer is here! Yay! Anyways, I'm also working on a book this summer, so I will be doing a lot of writing- don't expect updates every week! Maybe... if I am having a very good day!
I hope everyone liked the SasuNaru fluff bit there was in there... couldn't resist. It may be a bit fast, but at least it wasn't a 'oh-Naruto-is-awake-because-of-my-kiss-so-we-can-now-admit-we-will-love-eac h-other-until-we-die-a-thousand-deaths-and-have-wild-sex-on-the-couch' type of thing. That's just not ever going to happen. (Just look at what I made Sasuke go through for a kiss... a big slap!)
Thank you, everyone, for reading!