I hope you like my second attempt on a Naruto/Yondy fanfic :)
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Thoughts
"Speeches"
Kyuubi
Flashback
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto; I'm just a typical saddo who wished she did.
New Journey begins: Part 1
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Chapter 1: Dreams
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Sleep my baby, don't you cry
Mummy's going to sing you a lullaby,
One day we'll be a family,
Don't forget your daddy and me…
I feel so...safe…relaxed…this feels so heart-warming…
This feeling…I don't want it to go…
Why…why is it getting darker…and darker…no more voices…no family…
A horrifying red eye opens in the pitch of obscurity, giving its upmost scariest roar. Naruto woke upright breathing heavily as he laid on his bed.
Not again, he thought, why do I keep having the same dreams nearly every night.
He turns his head to his side, finding the bedside table with a picture of him and his team, and a clock.
Kuso, I'm gonna be late.
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"Where are those two?" Sakura yelled as she was standing for half an hour waiting for Kakashi sensei and her hyperactive teammate Naruto.
"Good morning Sakura," A voice appeared behind her,
"YOU'RE LATE KAKASHI SENSEI!" Sakura exploded in rage,
"Where's Naruto?" Kakashi asked.
"I don't know. Now that I think about it…he has been late more often,"
"Even later than me sometimes," Kakashi wondered.
"That's not normal." Sakura sat waiting for Naruto and Kakashi went ahead reading the new Icha Icha Paradise book Naruto gave him, Make out tactics.
"Ohayo Sakura-Chan. Sorry I'm late," Naruto came over scratching his head at the last sentence.
"Where have you been?" the pink-haired konoichi responded,
"I…err…overslept," He gave a nervous laugh,
Kakashi interrupted, "Now that Naruto's here we can begin our Missions."
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After a hard day of Missions and more training, Naruto likes to enjoy the ending of his day for some Ramen. He panted heavily as he was sprinting towards the Ichiraku restaurant. This time Sakura and Kakashi decided they'd should join him too.
"Hey, Naruto!" The owner of the shop spoke, "You want the usual?"
"That's right, a bowl of miso ramen please," Naruto replied.
Sakura sat beside Naruto and Kakashi followed after that.
"Arigatou," he said as he opened his chop sticks, "Itadakimasu."
Everyone started eating. The owner couldn't help but wonder how similar he was to someone else who used to love ramen as much as he did. He stared at Naruto as his memories took him back.
"Ah, hokage-sama! You want the usual?" said the old man,
"You know it, a bowl of miso ramen please," the fourth sat facing Teuchi, "Are you alright?"
The old man snapped back to reality.
"Hey, are you alright?" Naruto asked,
"Huh? Oh yeah, I'm just….thinking," He replied,
Naruto drank his soup, put down his bowl and asked, "Thinking about what?"
"How a costumer like you used to come here and eat ramen nearly everyday," said the old man,
"Really?" Naruto wondered,
"I never thought anyone would love ramen as much as Naruto!" Sakura said,
"There used to be a great shinobi who used to come here and ask for miso ramen, his favourite. Just like you did," the old man smiled, "In fact, he holds much resemblance to you,"
"Who was he?" Asked Naruto
Kakashi realized where these words were going and knew who it was, "My sensei,"
Everyone turned to Kakashi. Sakura wondered, "Your sensei?"
"He used to treat us to ramen. He used to say after training 'You all worked hard today, I'll treat you to some ramen'," As he said the words of the fourth, Kakashi flashed back to his memories. He gave himself a short happy laugh. "We called him Arashi sensei,"
"He comes into my restaurant with his team, and I used to say 'it's always a pleasure to have you here, hokage-sama'," Said the old man,
"He was a hokage?" Naruto grinned with interest,
"The most respected Shinobi in our village, our fourth hokage," Kakashi said as his students' eyes flashed with shock.
"I…hold resemblance to…the Yondaime?" Naruto smiled, with a whisper of glee.
"You hold many similarities to the fourth," Kakashi began, "Not only same blonde spiky hair and blue eyes, but same personalities too,"
"Do you know what date it is today, Kakashi?" the old man asked.
Kakashi gave a small laugh, "Yeah, twenty fifth of January,"
"What's so special about today?" Sakura asked,
"On that day every year, we surprise our sensei and treat him to a nice restaurant….
Flashback
"Okay you can open your eyes now," Rin told her sensei. Arashi opened his eyes and smiled.
"Surprise!" His twelve year old students shouted with joy.
"We're going to treat you to a nice dinner this time instead of ramen," Obito said,
"Oh, guys this isn't necessary," Arashi gave a nervous laugh,
"We insist! This is your birthday and you deserve it," Rin smiled.
End Flashback
"So it's his birthday today," said Naruto with a sad smile. Everyone paused for a moment.
"Let's raise a bowl," Naruto began, "to the one and only Yondaime, for his courage that saved us all." Everyone agreed to Naruto's statement as it was a good show of respect.
There was another silent pause until the old man spoke, "There was one thing I didn't understand about him. Fifteen years ago on the tenth of October…" Naruto looked down into his ramen bowl as he immediately recognised this date, the day the Kyuubi attacked. The old man continued "…He came for a bowl of ramen and had a bunch of flowers in his hands…..
Flashback
"What are these flowers for?" asked the owner,
"Someone special," The fourth replied,
"Your wife?"
"That's right," Arashi smiled,
"I see you walking around more often with flowers in your hands. You see her everyday don't you? Why do you keep buying flowers?"
"For a special occasion," Arashi replied,
"Special occasion, huh? Well, are you gonna tell me or not?"
"You'll just have to wait and see, tomorrow," Arashi smiled, "Everyone's going to know soon enough..."
End flashback
"But as you know the next day never came for Arashi," He finished. Everyone sat noiseless.
"Well, thank you for the ramen and I think I better be going," Kakashi broke the silence,
"Me too," Sakura said,
"And me, here's the money I owe you," Naruto sat up and walked off as many questions ran through his mind, who's his wife? What are the flowers for? What was the big announcement?
And he'll probably never know….
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Your one and only,
Mrs-N-Uzumaki