Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Written In Ink ❯ Chapter 20
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By: Desiree Dee 
Anime/Manga: Naruto Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Shounen / Martial Arts / Drama / Comedy / Adventure / Action | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 04.02.2006 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.3K | Visits: 372 | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: Naruto Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Shounen / Martial Arts / Drama / Comedy / Adventure / Action | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 04.02.2006 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.3K | Visits: 372 | Status: Work In Progress
Chapter 20
“Sumi, wake up.” Tsunade knew that the girl was physically fine, but she wanted to find out what had caused her to react so strangely.
“Hmm.” Sumi squeezed her features together and rocked her head slightly. “Wha…what happened?” She blinked and looked around. “Why am I on the ground?”
“Sumi, do you remember what you were doing?” Tsunade asked as she helped her sit up.
“I was channeling the chakra, like you said.” She looked at her hands. “I pictured it as if it were water, but it felt like there was something holding it back. Keeping it where is was, so I tried harder, and whatever it was seemed to burst open, after that, I woke up looking at the sky.”
“Has this ever happened before?” Tsunade asked.
“Yes, I mean, No. It wasn’t like this before.” She brought her knees up to her chest and her arms to her head. “What’s going on? What’s wrong with me?”
Tsunade gently placed her hands on the younger woman’s head to calm her down.
“Calm down, Sumi.” She spoke softly. “How many times has this happened?”
“Once, almost twice before this, while we were on the mission. I was going to tell you, but got sidetracked by the thing with Naruto.” She brought her hands down and wrapped them around her knees. “The first time, I hadn’t had much sleep, and we had gotten an early start, I got this headache, and the next thing I know, everyone’s asking me if I’m okay. The other, I was relaxing, and somehow, I heard the guy sneaking outside of the bathhouse and took off after him. I wasn’t really thinking about what I was doing. I hadn’t blacked out, but before I realized it, the guy was hanging from a tree. I hadn’t told the others that it happened, I didn’t want them to worry about me.”
“Oh, my.” Tsunade bent over and hugged her. “I hope Shikamaru returns soon. So we can fix whatever it was that circus did to you.”
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As the sand came back down to rest, Gaara glanced at the two men that suddenly appeared behind him.
“Kid, how would you like to join our circus?” Dmitri asked. “I could hire you as our personal bodyguard and maybe you could do a show or two.” He stuck out his hand. “What do you say?”
Gaara stared blankly at the offered hand, and silently turned his back on it. He started to walk away when Methuselah stepped into his path.
“I don’t think you understand the very generous offer we are making here.” He brought his face down so that he was touching Gaara nose to nose.
“My duty is to my village. I care not for your ’generous offer’.” He coolly replied. Methuselah pulled out a hand that he had been hiding behind his back. In it he held a very large club.
“We asked nicely. Now it’s time to do things our way.” Methuselah swung high and heavy. One of the ninja had come from the front of the line to find out why the rest were lagging behind. He prepared to make a move, but stopped when a wall of sand blocked the offending weapon. Caught off guard by this defense, neither the ringmaster, or Methuselah noticed when the sand under their feet began to swirl.
Suddenly, it burst up from the ground, and wrapped the men up to their necks.
“Is that what you did to her?” Gaara stalked forward. Shikamaru jumped from out of the bushes revealing his presence.
“You!” Dmitri shouted. “You shouldn’t be here! Why are you following us?”
“I asked you a question!” Gaara glared at the men and squeezed the sand a bit tighter. “Is this what you did to her? Is it what you did to her father?”
“Who are you talking about?” Dmitri demanded. Methuselah was too busy cowering to say anything. Shikamaru stepped up.
“He’s talking about Sumi.” He said.
“That girl?” Methuselah suddenly found the power to speak. “I swear I had nothing to do with killing her father, I just found out….” Gaara flashed his glare on the man.
“Then I have no reason to keep you alive.” He enveloped the sniveling man in sand and squeezed it so tight, the only trace that there had been any one there was the dark stain of blood on the ground.
“Hey! What do you think you’re doing?” Some of the caravan had returned and found the current scene.
“That’s right.” Dmitri smirked. “You just failed your mission! You were supposed to keep us safe, but instead you’re killing us.”
“My mission was never to keep you safe.” Gaara answered as he put his own face in Dmitri’s “Now tell me. Why did you rob that child of love?”
“She’s no child, she’s practically an adult!” He shouted back. Doing whatever he could to avoid his comrade’s fate.
“She had love, and you took it away!” Gaara shouted and grabbed the ringmaster’s throat with his bare hands. His lips pulled back into and angry snarl. “YOU HAD NO RIGHT TO TAKE THAT AWAY!”
Shikamaru had no idea of how to approach the situation. He knew that Gaara was much stronger than himself and something about the current situation was making him very hostile. He could hear the gurgling noises as the man gasped for air.
“Gaara!” He shouted. “And what right do you have to take away her chance at vengeance?” This seem to hit a chord with the crazed boy, and he slowly let the gasping man fall to the ground.
“You’re right.” He whispered. “I cannot allow him to live, but I cannot take away something that is not rightfully mine.” He imprisoned Dmitri’s body in sand. “I will take him back to your village and let her decide his fate. I’ll give them a full report. I assume that Temari took the man that ran away to safety. You fill her in then you can return home. I’m sure the current ninjas are fully capable of handling the rest of the situation.”
Shikamaru nodded as he walked away, then turned to head for the sand village.
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“Please!”
“No! You have yet to fully master Rasengan. You still treat it like a toy.” Jiraiya stated. “It took the Fourth years to create, much less perfect that move. You’ve barely trained with it. I doubt you’re ready to learn something new.”
“You’re a boring old pervert.” Naruto complained.
“You want a challenge?” Jiraiya asked.
“Yes.” Naruto stood up straight and focused his eyes.
“Make it using only the red chakra.” The old man stated. “Without losing control of it, or yourself.” He turned and walked away.
“Hey!” Naruto shouted.
“You have your challenge.” Jiraiya responded.
“Yeah? And what do I get if I achieve that?” The boy shouted back.
“If you ever do it, you’ll find out then.” With that, he jumped into a tree, ignoring Naruto’s rants about old perverts being unfair.
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I had a strike of inspiration, so I updated twice in one day. Enjoy!
Thanks Battosai 25 for reviewing the last chapter!
“Sumi, wake up.” Tsunade knew that the girl was physically fine, but she wanted to find out what had caused her to react so strangely.
“Hmm.” Sumi squeezed her features together and rocked her head slightly. “Wha…what happened?” She blinked and looked around. “Why am I on the ground?”
“Sumi, do you remember what you were doing?” Tsunade asked as she helped her sit up.
“I was channeling the chakra, like you said.” She looked at her hands. “I pictured it as if it were water, but it felt like there was something holding it back. Keeping it where is was, so I tried harder, and whatever it was seemed to burst open, after that, I woke up looking at the sky.”
“Has this ever happened before?” Tsunade asked.
“Yes, I mean, No. It wasn’t like this before.” She brought her knees up to her chest and her arms to her head. “What’s going on? What’s wrong with me?”
Tsunade gently placed her hands on the younger woman’s head to calm her down.
“Calm down, Sumi.” She spoke softly. “How many times has this happened?”
“Once, almost twice before this, while we were on the mission. I was going to tell you, but got sidetracked by the thing with Naruto.” She brought her hands down and wrapped them around her knees. “The first time, I hadn’t had much sleep, and we had gotten an early start, I got this headache, and the next thing I know, everyone’s asking me if I’m okay. The other, I was relaxing, and somehow, I heard the guy sneaking outside of the bathhouse and took off after him. I wasn’t really thinking about what I was doing. I hadn’t blacked out, but before I realized it, the guy was hanging from a tree. I hadn’t told the others that it happened, I didn’t want them to worry about me.”
“Oh, my.” Tsunade bent over and hugged her. “I hope Shikamaru returns soon. So we can fix whatever it was that circus did to you.”
88888888
As the sand came back down to rest, Gaara glanced at the two men that suddenly appeared behind him.
“Kid, how would you like to join our circus?” Dmitri asked. “I could hire you as our personal bodyguard and maybe you could do a show or two.” He stuck out his hand. “What do you say?”
Gaara stared blankly at the offered hand, and silently turned his back on it. He started to walk away when Methuselah stepped into his path.
“I don’t think you understand the very generous offer we are making here.” He brought his face down so that he was touching Gaara nose to nose.
“My duty is to my village. I care not for your ’generous offer’.” He coolly replied. Methuselah pulled out a hand that he had been hiding behind his back. In it he held a very large club.
“We asked nicely. Now it’s time to do things our way.” Methuselah swung high and heavy. One of the ninja had come from the front of the line to find out why the rest were lagging behind. He prepared to make a move, but stopped when a wall of sand blocked the offending weapon. Caught off guard by this defense, neither the ringmaster, or Methuselah noticed when the sand under their feet began to swirl.
Suddenly, it burst up from the ground, and wrapped the men up to their necks.
“Is that what you did to her?” Gaara stalked forward. Shikamaru jumped from out of the bushes revealing his presence.
“You!” Dmitri shouted. “You shouldn’t be here! Why are you following us?”
“I asked you a question!” Gaara glared at the men and squeezed the sand a bit tighter. “Is this what you did to her? Is it what you did to her father?”
“Who are you talking about?” Dmitri demanded. Methuselah was too busy cowering to say anything. Shikamaru stepped up.
“He’s talking about Sumi.” He said.
“That girl?” Methuselah suddenly found the power to speak. “I swear I had nothing to do with killing her father, I just found out….” Gaara flashed his glare on the man.
“Then I have no reason to keep you alive.” He enveloped the sniveling man in sand and squeezed it so tight, the only trace that there had been any one there was the dark stain of blood on the ground.
“Hey! What do you think you’re doing?” Some of the caravan had returned and found the current scene.
“That’s right.” Dmitri smirked. “You just failed your mission! You were supposed to keep us safe, but instead you’re killing us.”
“My mission was never to keep you safe.” Gaara answered as he put his own face in Dmitri’s “Now tell me. Why did you rob that child of love?”
“She’s no child, she’s practically an adult!” He shouted back. Doing whatever he could to avoid his comrade’s fate.
“She had love, and you took it away!” Gaara shouted and grabbed the ringmaster’s throat with his bare hands. His lips pulled back into and angry snarl. “YOU HAD NO RIGHT TO TAKE THAT AWAY!”
Shikamaru had no idea of how to approach the situation. He knew that Gaara was much stronger than himself and something about the current situation was making him very hostile. He could hear the gurgling noises as the man gasped for air.
“Gaara!” He shouted. “And what right do you have to take away her chance at vengeance?” This seem to hit a chord with the crazed boy, and he slowly let the gasping man fall to the ground.
“You’re right.” He whispered. “I cannot allow him to live, but I cannot take away something that is not rightfully mine.” He imprisoned Dmitri’s body in sand. “I will take him back to your village and let her decide his fate. I’ll give them a full report. I assume that Temari took the man that ran away to safety. You fill her in then you can return home. I’m sure the current ninjas are fully capable of handling the rest of the situation.”
Shikamaru nodded as he walked away, then turned to head for the sand village.
88888888
“Please!”
“No! You have yet to fully master Rasengan. You still treat it like a toy.” Jiraiya stated. “It took the Fourth years to create, much less perfect that move. You’ve barely trained with it. I doubt you’re ready to learn something new.”
“You’re a boring old pervert.” Naruto complained.
“You want a challenge?” Jiraiya asked.
“Yes.” Naruto stood up straight and focused his eyes.
“Make it using only the red chakra.” The old man stated. “Without losing control of it, or yourself.” He turned and walked away.
“Hey!” Naruto shouted.
“You have your challenge.” Jiraiya responded.
“Yeah? And what do I get if I achieve that?” The boy shouted back.
“If you ever do it, you’ll find out then.” With that, he jumped into a tree, ignoring Naruto’s rants about old perverts being unfair.
777777
I had a strike of inspiration, so I updated twice in one day. Enjoy!
Thanks Battosai 25 for reviewing the last chapter!