Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Never what it seems ❯ Maybe it wasn't such a good idea! ( Chapter 1 )

Never what it seems

"-Damn heat, I should have stayed in the Hidden Rain country a bit longer."

The shadow slowly climbed the tree, and sit in the cooler air that the branches were providing. He's been walking for the past 3 days, not exactly sure if his memory failed him again because everything looked different.

"-So many thing happened since I left, no wonder", he murmured to himself, or too the squirrel 3 feet away, we are never sure who we are actually talking to.

A screaming name echoed through the valley and the shadow chuckled,

"-And some voices never change..." as he slides down the tree, hiding himself from a few pieces of barks that went flying.

Starting to walk toward the entrance of the Hidden Leaf Village, but was surprise to see a blur of orange heading toward the tree.

"-Naruto, come back here!" yelled Iruka, as he runs after the blond boy, but only biting his dust. "You are going to pay for those ramen!"

Naruto just laughed at the comment but lost a bit of speed. Running for the forest, just outside the village, thinking he could hide there until Iruka calms down a bit. "I shouldn't have eaten 8 bowls of Ramen, it's slowing me down!"

But as soon as Iruka set foot out of the Village, he stopped, dead in his tracks. He was feeling a familiar yet unfamiliar charka, something that he couldn't quite put his finger on. He looked around to find the source of the emanation, the blond boy already far from his mind. Something moved on his left, making his jump back and takes a defensive stance. The "thing" moved out of the shadow, showing a blue haired boy smiling gracefully at Iruka. It took a few second to recognize the face of his long lost friend.

"-Makito" breathed Iruka, the name barely leaving his lips.

"- If u are looking for a blur of orange, he went that way" pointing in a direction non important to Iruka at the moment. "And…ummm… U should breath, Iruka. U are turning red and it's not your color"

"U are dead, long dead. U were kidnapped and murdered. U are not alive" babbled the brown haired chuunin, never leaving his defensive stance.

Rolling her purple eyes towards the sky, not feeling ready to explain right now

"-Well, the last time I checked, I was alive and in good health. Maybe that changed in the pass hour. Want to check, maybe I made an error?" extending her arms in front of her.

Naruto, never missing is cue to enter, ran to Iruka, screaming.

"-Ne, ne Iruka-sensei, gave up that easily? Are u feeling well? Iruka-sen..." Turning to way that his old sensei was looking and looked dumbfounded. A boy, looking around 19 like him, had his arms stretched in front of him, a few feet away from Iruka and smiling at him. Naruto was sensing something weird from those 2 but taking no chance, took a kunai out and got ready to jump on the blue haired boy.

"-Naruto, NO! Stop!" Snapped Iruka at Naruto, coming out of his trance. The blond boy stopped moving and breathing, getting ready to fall down.

"-U know u can breathe and maybe stand because I don't want to see u fall down. Although it would be funny!" smile Makito. Naruto stand down and puffed his cheek in annoyance. Iruka walk up to her and touched her face, not believing his eyes.

"-How can it be? I mean… Makito!" he said softly, star shinning in his eyes with old memories.

"Tsk! It's Kito now, and I'm as real as that boy behind u, looking that he's ready to throw kunai at u" said Kito, chucking

Iruka turned to see a very pouty Naruto: He couldn't help but laugh. The blue haired boy went to stand in front of the blond one and bowed.

"- My name is Kito, nice to meet u. I'm a… Old friend of Iruka" Naruto was confused.

"- U look the same age as me… How can it be?" Kito, tried to avoid the question for now. Trying to think a new subject matter to place in line of discussion, and Iruka just standing and staring at him didn't make it easier, when his stomach let out a big growl, remembering him that he skipped one meal.

"- I really need food. Does any of u know a good place to eat?" Naruto looked at Kito warily before saying,

"- I do know a good place, even the perfect place to eat" Smiling broadly, Naruto pulled Kito's hand toward the village. Iruka knowing how Naruto's mind works, sigh and mumbled "- But u just had 5 bowls of it. Ramen isn't all there is, u know"