Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ The Next Generation ❯ The Possibility ( Chapter 4 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

Ichinaru tightened the strings on his boots and looked at himself in the mirror. He wore a normal jonin outfit, blue undershirt and green vest. He also wore dark blue, baggy pants. He had tied his hair into a pony-tail as a part of his normal routine and had his headband tied around his left forearm. He shouldered his backpack and attached his equipment pouch to his belt.

He turned and walked out the front door of his room. He locked the door behind him and said, “Shadow Step.”

He melted into the ground and reformed in front of the main gate. As he expected he was the first one there, but not by a lot. He had only to wait a moment before Alzid and Nuroshi walked around the corner. He waved at them and smiled. When the two stood a few feet away from him he noticed that Alzid was dressed very much like him only in stead of a blue shirt and pants, she wore black.

Nuroshi clasped both of them on the shoulder and said, “Good luck you two. Oh, and Ichinaru I've made you something. Actually it is a few somethings and Miaki made, I mean copied them.”

He took out a medium size package and Ichinaru and Alzid looked at it trying to decipher what it was through the paper. Nuroshi unraveled the package and it revealed a bundle of eighteen to twenty, three pronged kunai with a seal wrapped around the handle. Ichinaru looked up and asked, “What's so special about these kunai?”

Nuroshi Frowned and said, “Naruto hasn't told you? Oh wait he might not even know about these. These kunai are the kunai Minato Namikaze invented. You might better know him as the fourth Hokage, or your grandfather.”

“These are my grandfather's?” Ichinaru asked, quickly.

“Your grandfather was the greatest ninja the Leaf ever produced?” Alzid said.

Ichinaru smiled proudly and said, “You've been living with us for seven years and you didn't know that the fourth hokage was my grandfather and besides, he was the second greatest ninja the Leaf produced.”

Alzid shrugged and then cocked her head.

“Than who's the greatest?” inquired Nuroshi and Alzid.

“You're looking at him.”

Alzid curled her fists into balls and said, “Shut up and take the kunai before I lose my temper.”

“Yes mother dearest.”

He took the kunai and put them in his pouch. He turned and was punched through the wall that surrounded the village. Alzid took a few deep breaths and then composed herself. Nuroshi quickly took a step backward and said, “Make sure you tell him that the seals on the kunai are teleporting seals. Anywhere the seal is you can teleport to that spot.”

Alzid nodded and skipped through the front gate. Nuroshi shuddered and noticed Sasuke now stood behind him.

“You think they'll make it?”

“I'm not sure to tell you the truth,” he paused and watched the two, young shinobi walk off a little ways before continuing, “They're both powerful enough to take me without even trying, but still…”

“It might not be enough,” Sasuke finished. Nuroshi nodded and rubbed the top of his mask. There was a moment of silence and then Nuroshi spoke, “It's back, isn't it.”

Sasuke looked at Nuroshi with wide eyes and asked, “How do you know?”

“The Zodiac can sense stuff like this.”

“It's been really bothering me. I thought it was gone, but…”

“Do Sakura and Naruto know?”

“No, I don't think so.”

“I hope this doesn't mean what I think it means.”

“I know,” he paused and pulled down the left side of his shirt to reveal a dark symbol, “Orochimaru might be back.”