What If Naruto Takes Off His Jacket || Part-1 ||

hey guys how are you all welcome back to my Channel today we will see what if Naruto takes off his jacket if you enjoy then please like share and do comments the sky was still pouring as team 10 and their ninja comrades slowly walked through the gates of konaha carrying the still and cold body of serut toia suuma Shikamaru was still clutching the pack of cigarettes and lighter that he had taken from his Sensei while Choi was walking next to the ninja carrying a suuma none of the Ninja present knew how they were going to tell Kuran and nun hoped that they would have to be the ones to speak to her in midst of the rain as the Gate of konaha closed behind them Eno held her arms tightly around herself trying to fend of the cold that had suddenly overcome her as a medic nen she now felt the full weight of what it was like to not be able to save a comrade in arms she unconsciously shivered trying to keep in her body's warmth to keep the seeping cold of death from clawing at her skin it was a terrible feeling her personal doubt at being able to make a up proud in the wake of and after his death Eno could already feel her Rock like resolv dissolving like salt in the midst of the storm her eyes burned from her now depleted tears and her vision was blurred by the rain that helped to replace the lack of them her body felt heavy from the weight of what had transpired that day and suddenly she was struck with a desperate need slowly she felt the buildings of kona had Tower over and enclosed themselves upon her as a sense of claustrophobia said an run the word word echoed throughout her mind and body over and over again until she finally succumbed to her Instinct Shikamaru was too dazed to notice her frantic leave while Choi couldn't go after her for he had finally come to the decision and felt that he should be the one to tell Kur andai about awesomus passing so Eno ran through the streets from rooftop to Rooftop until she found herself at the edge of the stream that snaked its way through konaha it was there in the light and Compass of trees that she collapsed onto her backside and pulled her knees close to her chest hugging them as a Lifeline as she buried her face into her knees she heeded Al loud yet silent SOB as she shook in the cold and unrelenting downpour of rain she wanted to be alone away from the sympathy and looks she couldn't stand how desolate Shikamaru looked how accepting Choi was in light of his tears how silent and mourning the other ninja were time passed as Eno mourned her Sensei her clothes thoroughly drenched as much as she was to the Bone slowly threw out her time spent by the stream she had started to feel tired from the cold and her grief and slowly let her mind succumb to much needed sleep yet just as she was about to let go of her Consciousness completely the rain slowly began to stop and dry warmth suddenly surrounded her her body jerked into awareness causing her stiff joints to protest rather loudly as she became aware of her surroundings once more the sun was lightly shining through the gray sky though it still seemed to hold The Melancholy of grief its warm hands slowly wrapped around her chilled skin slowly seeping into her core as she stared out into the expanse of Sky it was after a long while that she finally realized that there was more than just the sun warming her Eno shifted her body slowly getting her blood to circulate as she slowly put her arms through the sleeves of the black and orange jacket that had been placed around her she slowly stood up and stretched out her limbs before understanding finally came to her mind looking around her Eno took a deep breath breath pulled Naruto's jacket closer around herself and started walking Eno pondered the fact that Nar had found her placed his jacket around her and then left her in peace without so much as making the sound of a breath had she really been that out of it that she hadn't sensed the blonde come into her own personal space she breathed deep taking in the scent of the freshly fallen rain and Naruto's own personal scent she suddenly found herself surprised that his jacket smelled of something that reminded her of fresh morning due in the M of something just barely Citrus in nature instead of something like musky Ramen Eno smiled slightly as she passed the inquisitive stairs of a few villagers who had decided to brave the outdoors and get some last minute shopping in before dinner no one approached her though as they gave her enough room to pass by like a phantom through the streets of konaha before coming up to her family's flower shop and entering with a small chime of the Bell placed above the door her mother was slightly startled by her sudden appearance and watched as Eno simp simply nodded in greeting before going up to her room silently to get out of her soaked clothing and take a bath to fully warm and cleanse herself Eno removed Naruto's jacket asking her mother if she would please dry it out a bit so that she could wear it by the time she was finished before picking out a few things and entering her bathroom when she was finished Eno dressed herself and then entered her room while toweling her hair a bit to get the extra water and moisture out before blow drying it while she did this her mother silently entered her room and put Naruto's jacket upon her bed and paused for a moment after a moment's insecurity her mother spoke Eno are you going to be all right Eno paused in her hair drying and looked at her mother for a moment contemplating before answering I don't know he mother nodded and smiled softly well just don't forget that you have friends and family to help you through all right Eno nodded slightly and returned to her current task once finished Eno left her hair down and instead put a clip in her hair to keep her bangs out of her face before going over to her bed and picking up Naruto's jacket she examined it a moment contemplating before putting it once more she then walked downstairs to where her parents were setting up dinner her father giving her a very slight apologetic smile Eno smiled slightly even though she was still a bit down before speaking um would it be all right if I went to Narutos for a little while I'm not sure for how long that I'll be out but I'll be back later tonight all right her parents nodded in understanding even in their apprehension they knew that Eno didn't need their sympathy and that Naruto would probably be the best person for their daughter to be with for now all of their lingering personal trepidation and Prejudice was shoved aside for their daughter in the wake of her grief for what demon would bother themselves to try and keep their daughter from a death of a cold if he had no heart no feelings the two parents knew that there was no need for the hatred towards the fox child and fully let theirs go if the younger children and some of the Ninja could respect him they could as well they had felt this way for a long time now but now these feelings reinforced themselves as they watched Eno silently leave with a small chime to follow her exit Eno on the other hand simply made her way towards where Sakura had told her that Naruto lived ignorant of her parents acceptance of the village Menace it took her a good 15 minutes on foot to reach the somewhat rundown apartment and another few to walk up the dingy stairs up towards the floor Naruto stayed Eno made the note that no one had used the stairs for quite some time since they were in a pretty sorry State and that it was probably expected that it was a ninja living there alone as she heard no other residents civilians in the complex when Eno finally found herself in front of Naruto's door she suddenly felt a sense of awkward self-doubt fill her what if this wasn't Naruto's apartment what would she say to him if it was she soon found herself exasperated inside heavily before finally knocking on his door loudly it only took a moment for him to answer the door yet it felt like ages to Eno as he suddenly swung the door open with his eyes scrunched up together in agitation what's with all that loud knocking all you had to do was knock twice you probably upset the whole neighborhood with how loud you were Eno took a step back startled by his greeting well if anyone could be himself it was Naruto even if yelling was not something one usually would do to someone who was grieving it was after his Outburst that Naruto opened his eyes and blinked a few times in recog nition Eno what are you doing here I thought you'd be with that lazy bum or Cho G Eno Shrugged off her slight annoyance and looked around herself a moment suddenly feeling uncomfortable um would you mind if I came in narut nar's eyes widened a moment before he seemed to suddenly check himself and moved aside fully opening his door uh sure there's not much to look at so don't get too excited Eno gave a ghost of a smile before going in and taking a look around her to her amazing Eno found that nar's apartment carried his scent around as well along with the fact that it was clean clean and orderly did not fit her image of the most hyperactive ninja of konaha yet narut was always good at surprising people Eno found herself smiling as she looked around his apartment enjoying the Simplicity of it all despite the signs that Naruto seemed to be updating a few things such as his wardrobe at the time Naruto rubbed the back of his neck as he watched her for a moment before asking would you like some tea youo she looked to him and nodded slightly before moving into his living room bedroom and examined the large ink painting that hung over his bed it wasn't that it was some sort of Masterpiece but somehow the Simplicity of the work caused her to look at it for a while in the meantime Naruto prepared the tea and watched her from the corner of his eye half wondering if she was ever going to return his precious orange jacket to him at the same time he found he wouldn't mind if she kept it for some strange reason shrugging himself out of his momentary trance he took out the package of tea he' received as a welcome home gift from someone he couldn't remember who and fixed up two cups hey youo she turned and looked at Naruto taking in his black shirt that had an orange spiral design on the back and his black pants it was odd to see him with so much black but at the same time she decided that even Naruto needed a small break from all that orange it was that or he had his regular orange pants in the laundry she then noticed that he also wasn't wearing his hiate leaving his hair to be even more unruly than usual it amazed her that a simple headband could tame his hair the way it did yet without it on she found him to actually be rather attractive his eyes seemed a tad Less open like a book and a tad more mysterious and serious this way it was as if you were just barely becoming the Phantom of someone she simply couldn't Place Naruto watched Eno check him out after being with jariah for 3 years ears and getting hit on by girls who thought he was just so coed he stopped getting nervous about it and decided to snap her out of it o Eno Earth to Eno Eno seemed to bold into coherence and blushed lightly realizing that one of Naruto's arms was slightly outstretched trying to hand off to her some tea she smiled a little in thanks finally realizing just how thirsty she was taking in the scent of the tea she sipped it quietly finding that Naruto could make a perfect cup and just the way she liked it her smile grew and she appreciated the warmth that the cup of liquid was lending her still slightly chilled body of course while Eno was enjoying the tea Naruto decided to check her out honestly it was the return favor for spending time actually ogling him it was a Nifty trick he'd realized when dealing with girls honest flattery was everything of course that was also within reason telling a random girl she had a nice bust and so forth usually caused injury on on the speaker's part which he'd learned from watching Jah get slapped around all the time her figure was decent for having been a ninja and he snapped to the attention that her hair was down this fact alone enhanced her looks and caused him to admire her hair color and length along with the way it shaped her face yep yamama nakao was rather stunning with her hair down of course the fact she was wearing his jacket still somewhat threw him for a bit of a loop as it didn't detract from her figure too much and looked just about right without the necessity of perfection he also noted that she was wearing pants similar to his own to match the black of his jacket this caused Naruto a moment of Oddity as black and orange were very uneno is colors to wear he was amazed she could stand it really of course this made him smile a little as he finished his tea and set his cup in the sink to wash later so youo why are you here to be truthful Naruto didn't think Eno would immediately come to return his jacket since he figured she'd be two daed from assuma sensei's Death he shuddered thinking back to when the old man had died and felt a bit of grief seep in Eno watched him for a moment before replying I was wondering what you were doing near the bridge Naruto paused before pulling up a chair and sitting on it he motioned for Eno to sit so she did on his bed it wasn't like there was a large space between them since Naruto's apartment was insanely small which gave her a greater understanding of probably why he loved to run around so much being on his bed also told Eno that he must have just recently replaced the mattress since it had a feeling of new and not used Eno watched Naruto squirm a little bit before he finally answered her well I was nearby when I saw you suddenly run off from your comrades in well Choi noticed me when you guys returned and kind of signaled for me to follow you when you ran and IAH well I was there the whole time you were in uh Eno's face turned from listening to agitated as he went on you mean you were there when I was narut stood abruptly flailing his arms a bit don't assume I was stalking you or something honest I was just watching you to make sure you didn't do anything stupid or or well passed out in the rain you could have gotten pneumonia or something with how long you were in that rain Eno huffed and pouted for a moment deciding to give Naruto the benefit of the doubt so if that's the case why didn't you come out and talk to me or something Naruto blinked a moment tilting his head to the side questioningly would you have wanted me to talk to you Eno stared at him a moment no Naruto nodded leaning back in his chair exactly I could tell you didn't want anyone to bother you so I stayed hidden until I realized you were falling asleep after I left I went and told your mother not to worry about you and that you'd probably be home within the hour Eno looked at him skeptically before deciding to ask how would someone like you be able to tell that I needed time alone to myself narut blinked at her a flash of hurt going through his eyes for just barely a moment causing Eno to wonder if she'd seen it at all as he shifted in his chair and turned his head away from her he propped his chin on a propped hand as his gaze dropped downwards I need time to myself too youo even if I hate being alone she blinked suddenly feeling a bit guilty as if she had assumed that Naruto never had his feelings hurt that's not what I meant to say Naruto smiled I know Eno watched him for a long Moment The Silence causing him to look at her after a moment his stare turned slightly curious what Eno tilted her head slightly to the side for some reason you remind me of someone yet I can't even think of who it could be Naruto Rose an eyebrow uh okay Eno paused a moment what's with the scars on your cheeks Naruto jerked slightly startled as if he'd been burned what about them Eno shook her head nothing never mind I shouldn't have said anything but anyway I'm glad to know I wasn't alone even though I hadn't known you were there at the time if I'd been truly alone and someone had come to attack me it would have been the end for me nay Naruto shifted uh probably Eno nodded to herself placing her empty teacup on the floor beside her feet and got up stretching herself out thanks Naruto maybe we should hang out more often even if you were still a jenet with that she gave him an honest smile opened the door and left him with a small click of his door shutting behind her Naruto blinked a few times while he stared at his door dumbly what was all that just now suddenly realization struck as he straightened out and stood hey she still got my jacket Naruto laid awake throughout the night before asuma's funeral contemplating and for some reason found it in himself to begin worrying assuma had been a wind user yet the guy he faced from the information he gathered about the Akatsuki member was worrisome someone who seemingly couldn't die he knew they were a group of Obsessed psychist but damn one can only go so far before hitting a wall of speculation on that Accord whoever heard of an ability to never die well that probably explained why Oro chimaru that bastard had joined Akatsuki Naruto sighed heavily and closed his eyes for a short while before he turned over in and out of bed deciding that if he honestly couldn't sleep that he'd just get ready for the funeral now and take a walk his mind was too filled with questions and at the rate that he was going he'd never get the answers narut might not have been academically intelligent but he was smart it was just that people enjoyed ignoring that fact about him of course it was mostly his fault gallivanting around in Orange the way he did in pulling pranks especially his sexy no Jutsu oh well at least he gained a little teenage a and used black instead of blue see he was learning black was a ninja color a cliche one but a ninja color nonetheless deciding that he really needed to get started for the upcoming day narut concentrated on the usual everyday essentials he was hygienic one simply cannot ignore bad stenches with the slowly or rather rapidly growing sense of smell he was developing and once finished made his merry way outside in the meantime Eno Was preparing herself for the day ahead she was sort of upset with Shikamaru for picking assuma sensei's bad habit of Habitual smoking but after a very loud screaming match she conceded to the thought behind it and left it alone she knew tomorrow would be when they'd head out and she was feeling both excited and apprehensive yet she knew no felt it'd be all right sighing Eno stretched and got up deciding that now would be as good a time as any to get ready for Asuma sensei's funeral so after about 15 minutes Eno found herself Waltzing the silent streets of konaha in the early morning Eno breathed deeply taking in the of the start of Morning Dew in the midst of a rainy season and looked at the still dim Sky she smiled enjoying the view while she could Heaven knew she didn't look up at the sky for leisure too much Naruto sighed in slight frustration as he found just how boring early morning could be heck he lived on the worst side of town yet not a single soul was awake how pathetic was that other than a few random ninja running around things were silent Naruto pondered if even the crickets were asleep it was then when he heard the sound of someone walking and noticed a morning Cafe with its lights on casting a soft warm glow onto the still dark Street raising a curious eyebrow he decided to check the place out at the same time Eno noticed Naruto on the very same street as her and decided to go talk with him she did still have one of his precious jackets at home once she was within about 7 ft of him she paused and looked the young teen over sizing him up as he read the menu of the establishment that they stood in front of it was then that she came to realize how the Cafe's light was hitting his face and the Shadows that were produced were rather regular and this came from the girl who had a teammate who could manipulate his shadow Bridging the space between them Eno made her presence more welln hey there Naruto slightly startled narut turned to her Eno W what are you doing up at this hour Eno smiled slightly noting how Naruto was already dressed in his funeral attire just like she was well I was awake and decided to take a nice walk looking at the cafe she thought a moment before asking you ever been here Naruto the aforementioned boy shook his head no not really is it even open now Eno smiled well sure want to grab a light breakfast with me here then since you're so curious and all narut smiled a little abashedly and apprehensively well all right so long as they aren't Avid haters Eno smiled at his shyness and took his hand pulling him in once inside narut took in the wonderful Aroma of coffee pastry and something he could only call warm he also took note of the cocoa and grayish purple walls with tables and chairs that made the place feel like home and comfy to him Eno then dragged the boy over to an entrance side table and turned back towards the kitchen ran San you have two customers who'd like a vanilla latte each K after a small commotion a young woman with chocolate brown hair that was pulled up in a simple ponytail with blue eyes and wearing a nice purple button up with jeans combo came out and smiled at the two sure thing I'll even bring out some of those pastries you like so much Enos Sama nodding Eno turned to Naruto who seemed slightly surprised and perhaps a little put out what's wrong with you he blushed rubbing the back of his head slightly embarrassed uh oh nothing I was just a little surprised I've never seen um ran sand around before Eno smiled well of course not ran came into konaha from a bordering Village to set up this coffee shop about a year and a half ago I don't know if you like coffee or anything but the lattes here are awesome Naruto smiled and nodded never really having had a latte before and simply took her word for it hey so how are you doing Eno blinked at the sudden switch in conversation and Shrugged a little I'm all right I mean I'm still upset but I have to keep going forward to make assuma Sensei proud Naruto smiled well that's good to know you did always seem to be rather strong Eno gave him a big genuine smile think so I didn't think of you as one to study one's character Naruto with how Sakura obsessed you seemed to be when we were younger he Shrugged maybe not initially but I do have an understanding of people Eno nodded mulling that over it was shortly after that Ren returned with a plate of pastries and their Latt so who's the guy Enos Sama Eno shifted slightly at Ran's absurd look of girly mischievousness this is Naruto he's a part of the infamous rookie nine and the only one who's still a jenin Naruto was about to make a comment when Eno raised a hand and silenced him continuing of course he couldn't help it since he's been away the past couple of years ran nodded and smiled pleasantly at Naruto and stuck her hand out in a handshake well I'm Mory ran owner of this little cafe shop narut smiled and masked his nervousness and shook her hand and I'm Uzu Maki narut and someday I'm going to be Hokage believe it but wahahaha Ren laughed lightly well if I can fulfill my dream I hope you can fulfill yours Naruto Sama Naruto blinked and smiled thanks you're honestly probably the first person to honestly take my dream seriously ran raised an eyebrow why is that Naruto smiled cheekily and winked that's an ultra super class secret ran laughed lightly I see well I better get back to making some more pastries for the day you two enjoy yourselves now once ran was back in the kitchen Eno looked to Naruto with a raised eyebrow would this have something to do with those weird marks on your cheeks of course as fate would have it Eno asked this just as Naruto was testing out his latte and thus proceeded in the atypical comical choking once his lungs were cleared of hot nice drink he scratched the side of his head and tried thinking of a way out of this one um well what do you mean Eno rolled her eyes trying to give him the benefit of intelligence I mean exactly what I said why do you have those marks on your cheeks I know it's probably a little bit much of me to ask you but narut waved a hand slightly no no it's all right I'm actually surprised no one's ever really asked me that by now especially keba with that big Yap of his as for my marks well they've just always been there I'm not really sure why that had to be the side effect of my um blood limit but it's because of that I have these marks Naruto was totally Sweating Bullets now Eno watched him closely the whole time KN you was both lying and telling the honest truth at the same time is it really that big of a secret that you can't fully explain it Naruto immediately became downcast and stared blankly at the table youo there's a reason why I was a bit surprised that rans Sama was friendly with me Eno's eyes widened a bit thinking back on what she could remember of Naruto the only thing she could remember was feelings of annoyance hate and him being alone completely absolutely alone Naruto he shook his head and smiled a little bitterly I'm a lot like gar youo he once said that he was like a memory that people only desperately wish to forget I'm I'm the same as him I'm simply something that everyone wants to forget and thus they've never really treated me well Eno watched him as he played with the pastry he had almost started eating before her question and looked down down at the table I'm sorry I guess I shouldn't have pressed narut smiled it's all right I mean you were on my squad in that mission when we went to that weird village with the fish girl and Eno jumped slightly oh that one with anko Sensei um yeah I remember that a little she blushed a little at her Outburst Naruto nodded yeah well do you remember sensing some weird creepy chakra a lot like the kind that I used against Nei in the tunin exams thought for a moment and nodded yes I remember that rather well actually it's because of that chakra Eno looked at Naruto silent and somewhat startled feeling a sense of finality in their conversation they finished their early breakfast in a both awkward and comfortable silence and departed shortly thereafter it was then that Naruto's nagging sense of worry came back and he realized that he was worried for Eno and he hadn't even the slightest idea why Eno stared at herself in the mirror introspecting on her life and all that she had accomplished sas's leaving gave her a new form of strength and fire as a ninja watching Sakura be so torn up about a guy and down herself as a ninja in her accomplishments was in a way very distressing they weren't the best of friends they had been before but that still didn't mean Eno didn't know of how strong the pink-haired girl had become yet looking back Eno found she really didn't like the way Sakura pulled narut around begging him for this or that if it wasn't until he had gone off the train that Sakura had gotten completely serious about being a ninja did she seriously have to lose two of her teammates to realize how important she was in the whole scheme of things Eno sighed as she tied her hair up for the day and promptly left the house troubled by the fleeting past ghosts that clung to her walking through the town slowly she made her way to the outskirts where she could sense Naruto training it was rather obvious what with the copious amounts of chakra he was using that in the new waterfall and Cliffside that had appeared along her way she picked up enough food for four ninjas and continued walking humming softly to herself as she made her way she greeted random villagers and pondered to herself in a fleeting moment if any of them had hurt Naruto on purpose while they were growing up she paused for a moment startled at her thoughts why would she think that she knew Naruto had been treated pretty badly and while she didn't have a full understanding of just how far it had gone it couldn't have been that horrible could it could a place as welcoming as Kono really be so cruel to one of its own she slumped in a small internal form of defeat at the edge of the training grounds how much did she know about narut how many times had he surprised her in just one conversation sure he'd been horribly obnoxious as a 12-year-old but now he was more mature not completely an adult but not a child graceful and yet still awkward in his step but there had always been something off hadn't there something that was so incredibly wrong and unsafe about him even though he was probably where one could feel safest Eno jolted and shook herself no no calm down just stop this train of thinking and enjoy the nice day besides it should be interesting to observe Naruto's secret training with that in mind she jumped into a tree and settled herself to observe in the end Eno wasn't sure if it was a wasted effort or if what insanely ingenious 1,000 Narutos held leaves in their hands at first Eno was incredibly confused until she realized he was slicing through the pieces of greenery with his chakra why in the world is he training through that method what good do a bunch of bunin do him soon she got her answer suddenly one of out of the hundreds made a shout and excitement happened for a moment before all of them disappeared at once leaving only one Naruto behind after a few words with Kakashi and Yamato Naruto passed out from what seemed to be exhaustion Eno blinked and got out from the tree she had perched in and went down to speak with Naruto's to Sensei well if isn't Eno what a surprise she looked to the masked junin who had spoken to her nonchalantly he probably spotted her long ago I was interested in this super special training for Naruto that I've been hearing about Kakashi nodded to himself as Yamato got up and dusted himself it's nothing particularly interesting to look at despite the vast amount of effort going into it what are you training him in exactly I mean I can tell it's something to do with chakra but I'm a little lost Kakashi put away his ichaa with much personal regret and looked at her blankly we're training him how to use his Elemental chakra youo quirked an eyebrow really which one wind he's a wind user Eno paused for a moment her eyes widening a little he has the same element as auma Sensei that's isn't that difficult Kakashi nodded of course especially since we're trying to combine it with an even more difficult attack back I won't give you any more details than that but it is rather difficult and possible even Yamato nodded of course since we're talking about Naruto Kakashi smiled it's quite possible Eno was rather surprised by their answer and wondered what exactly she was missing from the big picture here so why all the bunchin narut has always used cage bunin which is a forbidden technique used for information gathering narut learned it and with each bunchin he gains its knowledge and skill thus using say a thousand bunin he gains each clone's knowledge and experience Eno pondered this for a moment before nodding slowly I understand Kakashi smirked good now if you'd like to hand over some of those rice balls i' be quite happy to take a few off your hands Eno rolled her eyes and gave him a Yamato a box greedy old purr chapter 3 has been redone not a whole lot of Naru you know interaction but I'm playing catchup and rethink for this story now on to remaking chapter 4 woo dies change August 23rd 08 I'm going to put the original chapter 3 here though I would like to cut out a Naruto you know childhood meeting out of it since I didn't like it in retrospect I hope that it still feels like the moment I wanted from this chapter was accomplished but I really can't tell the reason I'm putting the original back up is that while reviewing reviews I felt readers did enjoy the chapter and I don't know if this chapter remake lowered the quality and comparison to the original either way it's pretty much the same moment just a different kind of way going about it so in short this chapter has two possibilities my original below and the new version above in copying it over I lost some italics Etc also Eno's mother's name is now Yuna just I had originally decided on Adelaide and then people flipped out because it wasn't Japanese sigh Eno sighed longingly as she fully stretched out while laying on her bed it had been a few days since Asus passing and even though team 10 had very desperately wanted to go out after akitsuki the fact that they still had to have a Jun and Sensei accompany them had kept them back from leaving at their desired time frame so here she was yamama nakao stuck training and waiting around until a Jun and Sensei was available great the feeling that it would take a while burned at her frustrating her and her teammates even though the other two were far better at concealing such feelings than she was with the thought of training some more in mind Eno made herself get up and head out to the training grounds once she reached her destination Eno began warming up before working on her taijutsu first tautu while not her best skill was growing due to the small Arsenal sunade was supplying her with she and Sakura were similar in the area of strength to chakra though Eno was still growing in her training it was behind the pink-haired girl in this area due to the fact that she didn't have some of soccer natural Talent nor did she delve into it the attack aspect of Medi Jutsu as deeply as Sakura it was during her Tai Jutsu practice that she remembered that Naruto was training somewhere with Kakashi Sensei and some other Sensei on the outskirts of kona his training grounds with this thought in mind Eno decided that she'd had enough of her training and headed back to her home to freshen up once done Eno picked up Naruto's jacket put it on and headed out again to find which training ground narut was actually training in it took Eno until midafternoon to locate the Naruto Trio and Eno immediately decided to take a break and watch what was going on to be honest seen a massive amount of Naruto clones try and cut a leaf with wind chakra which chilled Eno a bit with the fact he was a wind type like auma Sensei was both an amusing and awing experience while watching Eno continuously noticed how Yamato Tao perhaps was his name was seated and how repeatedly Naruto would have to dispel clones so that whatever was going on with him and his chakra would stop well the whole thing in general was interesting and confusing for her as an outsider it was after a while that Eno decided to get comfortable to watch Naruto train since while she didn't feel like doing much of anything and even though she knew she should probably be doing something else she wanted to watch Naruto train he had only been back for a short while and she did really want to see how he could grow as a ninja it was really sort of captivating how Nar could completely come out from a total lose lose situation and Win It observation would give her the chance to see Nar without him having to keep all of his pretenses up his guard was down around these people in regards to his true self and she wanted needed to know something more if not for anything than to be able to satiate her curiosity the sky was overcast with rain pouring as she sat curled in on herself with a few scrapes on her right arm and hands as she waited for her father to come for her her mother had been talking to some friends in the market when she had stated she wanted to go to the park and her mother relented saying her father would fetch her later it had been fun for the first couple of hours playing with the other kids that was until it rained Eno sighed as she shivered from the wind that would sometimes pick up making the play set she was sitting under for shelter rather useless she knew it was getting late especially with how hungry she was getting but she just couldn't remember how to get home from here tears built up as tiredness the chill and frustration started to get to her Eno began wishing she hadn't left her mother's side even if it had been really boring just standing there she had started to fall asleep when she heard the scuffling that happens when one walks on the Pebbles that covered the expanse of the play and swing set area of the park which caused her to wake up and look towards the source of the sound it was a boy with an old somewhat worn grayish vest underneath it was a medium yellow shirt with an orange spiral and brown shorts he held a broken down umbrella that though an adult couldn't really use it anymore a child their age could fit under what was still usable of it easily perhaps even too still even though his clothes weren't in the best of shape it was his eyes that made Eno somewhat frightened of him while the scars that marred his cheeks didn't really bother her his eyes always somewhat frightened her he was a kid her age yet his Azure eyes were so Hollow and angry and it just scared her in a way that she wished it hadn't it was with those blank Hollow eyes that he stared at her with he seemed a little bored perhaps the rain and wind not really bothering him despite his small body she noticed he was trying to think of something to say when he finally just walked over to her and grabbed her ice cold hand and pulled her up and under the cover of his umbrella she stared at the boy rather surprised as he looked to the ground deliberating something until he handed her the stem of the umbrella Eno looked at it a moment before taking it and found herself a little surprised when he took his beat up yet dry vest off and put it around her shoulders before taking the umbrella back she blinked what are you the blonde Shrugged slightly and took her hand in his again are you lost Eno paused and then slowly nodded ashamedly M mhm the boy nodded and tugged her hand lightly keeping her close as he took her with him in a direction she didn't recognize while confused Eno didn't press on where the boy was taking her the main thing that really mattered was getting warm again she could feel a small scratching at her throat signaling that she was probably getting sick because of being out in the cold summer rain for so long she looked at the boy a moment realizing she knew of him yet didn't know his name hey the boy looked at her slightly annoyed what his reaction annoyed her but she let it slide what's your name the boy blinked somewhat surprised uh Naruto Uzumaki Naruto Eno pondered a moment not recognizing the clan name but Shrugged it off and nodded I'm yamanaka Eno the boy seemed to smile just slightly I know who you are I know who all the kids are Eno looked at narut a little strangely you know everyone narut nodded yeah but no one really likes me he turned his head away still holding her hand signaling to her that he really didn't want to talk anymore Eno nodded slightly somewhat sad by this piece of knowledge after what seemed like forever Eno started noticing things she could recognize and before she could really mul it over she and Naruto were standing in front of her home the yamanaka flower shop he looked at her this is where you live right Eno nodded yep how do you know Naruto smiled somewhat mischievously which was something she hadn't remembered ever having seen from him your last name's yamanaka silly this is the only flower shop with a girl like you that holds that name Eno blushed oh oh Naruto seemed about to say something else when the door flung open youo the two children started Naruto seemed to not only jump but also release her hand and Flinch back when the distraught mother opened the door Eno quickly found herself whisked up into the arms of her mother into the dry doorway of the shop oh Eno I was so worried I couldn't figure out where you gone once I found out your father had gone off on a mission with his old team and just oh I'm so glad you're back Eno struggled a little with the affection though she also welcomed it then just as suddenly as she was being cuddled her mother picked up Naruto swiftly surprising the boy and making him squawk the boy struggled a bit before calming down realizing the Elder yamanaka wasn't going to hurt him or Chuck him out like any other adult would have other than the old man who actually cared about his wellbe Naruto blinked and looked up and Eno's mother confused huh yunice smiled just slightly a little compassion for the boy appearing on her demeanor I'm going to reward you for bringing my little Enoch Chan home Naruto opened his eyes blinking a little as a ghost of a smile appeared on his face he managed to pass out after his last bot of Clone dispelling and it seemed he'd been left alone after that his training for the day obviously finished he didn't know why he had dreamed of one of his few good childhood memories considering he honestly had completely forgotten about that incident with Eno but it left him with a nice feeling it had been a really strange day for him when Eno's mother had taken care of him until the storm was over Naruto side as he pushed himself up into a sitting position before forcing himself up onto his feet he then went under the waterfall Yamato Sensei had created and took a quick bath hey it was cold water before he stretched languidly before looking around himself suddenly sensing something on the outskirts of the training grounds being interested he tracked the faint chakra signature to its source a manic grin appeared on Naruto's face as he found as sleeping Eno sensing some irony in the situation or was it coincidence B whatever it was Naruto was a little amused though put off by it that and she was wearing his jacket again he rolled his eyes before deciding to watch Eno sleep for a few moments during that time Naruto decided there was only one thing he could do bring her home where she wouldn't get a horrible cick in her neck carefully Naruto picked Eno up Bridal style and made the somewhat long Trek Back to the yamanaka flower shop Naruto trudged behind all the others dur during their return to konaha he sighed heavily to himself even after all of that training combining my wind with the renon is still way too dangerous he clutched his horribly mutilated right arm sure it had been healed some but it would take his own healing time to fix everything without horribly weakening the arm wind was powerful and destructive yet still something that could be soft and much like a caress Naruto shook his head it's no use getting down on myself I've just got to train harder and get better with it so I don't hurt myself so bad next time Eno who was celebrating with her team on their successful mission of avenging aw's death turned just slightly back to look at the others most of the rest of the squads were pleased but Naruto was hanging back just a little more than he should have she turned a bit more hey Naruto you all right everyone of course turned to look at the whiskered boy causing a moment of pause and panic W oh I'm totally awesome why wouldn't I be he was giv that obnoxious smile while saying this though and that only bothered Eno more huffing she turned back forward and Shrugged if you say so Naruto quirked an eyebrow at his fellow blonde while Sakura Shrugged to him and turned around to Face Forward Eno's personal party had been dampened slightly by her sudden annoyance at his brush off for a concern it wasn't that he had literally done anything wrong but that smile has always pissed me off he'd been doing such a good job of surprising her lately and making her proud of his accomplishments she had perhaps even started to desire to be his friend and be known as such yet she couldn't help her annoyance with that smile something was just seriously wrong with it it was more than just an annoying grin and while it did seem to hold some sort of Mischief to it there was still something horribly lacking Eno sighed heavily never mind just enjoy the victory we've had it was a great accomplishment to take out two akitsuki members nodding to herself she once again joined in celebration still there was that small nagging at the back of her head that she was seriously missing out on something Naruto turned over in his attempt to sleep he was annoyed with himself having been horribly worried for Eno for so long for nothing oh sure he hadn't known she and her fellow members of Team 10 had planned to avenge their Sensei and decided to go after the akitsuki themselves but still it had been annoying and it seemed like it was all for nothing now no he couldn't really say his worry was for nothing it was just he threw his pillow in frustration and sat up huffing heavily I need some air stretching and making a quick change into warmer clothing he made his way outside to the place near the bridge team 7even had always met up it and where Eno had run off to that day Asuma died his way was silent and thought filled with different things he observed again and again the things that were the same and the things that were different since the time before his training when he reached his destination he realized a shadow no person was already standing on the bridge he paused for a moment confused as to why anyone else would be here this late until he realized who it was you know the shadow started and turned to him hoping to define feature and color again W Naruto blinked so it is you he walked over and noted she was wearing his jacket to fend off the night chill he looked a little incredulous for a moment what are you doing out here so late he stood beside her and shifted into a similar position as her relaxed against the side of the bridge she paused I was just out here thinking Sakura would hang out here a lot after you left so I came to find this to be a pretty nice place to go to when I needed to think Naruto nodded as he put weight on the rail and looked into the water oh was Sakura sad a lot Eno thought a moment looking at Naruto's reflection in the water and noticing how dark those marks on his cheeks looked once again like at the coffee shop it's kind of hard to say sometimes she was sad about her past failures sometimes she was sad that she had failed sunade that day during her training and sometimes she was just sad probably grieving for some reason or another not to say she was always sad while she was here because sometimes she'd celebrate still it was a place she frequented a lot Naruto nodded just slightly his eyes lited a bit as his hair shifted in a very small Breeze Eno once again took note of how different he looked without his h8 hey Naruto what she stood straight and stretched a moment enjoying the small drawing of his attention before she turned and started walking you should wear your hair like that more often narut paused confused W Eno smirked and turned slightly night Naruto the blonde boy just stood confused a moment uh nighto she nodded and disappeared from his sight quickly satisfied she'd been able to so horribly confound him with such a simple compliment and suggestion meanwhile Naruto sighed heavily as he partially collapsed on the thick arm of the bridge women confusing creatures they wait a second damn it she still has my jacket Mrs yamanaka observed her daughter gardening Outback with a small amount of worry now it wasn't that Eno was acting strange or trying to hurt herself in depression no it was that jacket Yuna was well aware of her daughter's sense of fashion and wearing Naruto's jacket around the house and sometimes even when she decided to go out at night like some sort of security blanket was really starting to bother her she supposed if it was Eno's way of getting Comfort it was all right but still that orange was somewhat obnoxious and she truly wondered how Eno could stand it surely Eno could have clung to something less painful on the eyes than the jacket right sighing softly she walked towards Eno in an almost ninja-like silence Eno dear Eno paused and looked up to her mother yes yauna thought about her next move for a moment shifting don't you think it's about time you returned that jacket to Naruto [ __ ] I'm sure the boy misses his jacket terribly adding thoughtfully in her mind even if he does have more than one Eno blinked and looked at the atrocity she allowed herself to indulge in it's not that bad and he doesn't mind with a pause she half pondered at least I don't think he does yauna forced a small smile on her face a well please do return it to him soon it's not good to keep people's things for too long you know nodded all right all right I'll return it to him soon I promise yun's smile became more prominent and joyful good how about you invite him over for dinner sometime or something perhaps bring him a lunch someday to maybe get him off of all that Ramen he eats nay Eno blinked and looked up to her mother with a bewildered look on her face what am I his caretaker Eno's mother sighed and rolled her eyes of course not but honestly that boy really should be treated better and I'm sure no girls not even has ever treated that boy to a homemade meal you could beat her at being especially courteous you know the blonde teen just stared at her mom somewhat put out this conversation was just going in a really strange Direction um sure Mom I'll do that right now all right yunice smiled with a bit of Mischief please do and don't forget to put that jacket in the laundry would you dear it's covered in dirt and I'd hate for you to return it dirty it's just not good manners you know Eno rolled her eyes and wiped the dirt off of her knees whatever I'll take some money on my way out that's just fine now get going Eno waved as she entered the house yeah yeah Eunice smirked almost foxily as she entered the house glad her suggestions worked meanwhile Eno quickly freshened up and changed into more civilian likee clothing if she was going to cook she did not want to wear her ninja clothes she might be pretty good when it came to what she could cook but she made a huge mess of it when she did dressing in a simple purple top similar to her usual ninja gear one and a pair of almost black pants she started on her way out before running into her father oh hello father Eno Ichi smiled what are you up to Eno Shrugged I'm going out to get some groceries her father nodded a moment before thinking of something can you do me a favor Eno blinked and nodded after a moment's thought sure can you go to the store room and get that old red scroll box I keep near the back there's a few judu in there that I want to look over Eno nodded all right with that she made her way across the yamanaka property and went into the storehouse looking around she took note of small knicknacks and old tools from the past wandering around for a while she took a small amount of time to appreciate a piece of antique jewelry a random intricately engraved throwing star and an older leather canai holster until she came upon the item in question the red scroll box Eno nodded to herself as she made sure it was the correct one and went to pick it up before she realized there was a small blue box on top of it Eno paused picking up the strange new item and took note that there was dust under where it had laid did this fall recently she looked up and noticed some of the other boxes on the upper Rafters had shifted and others still seemed to be about ready to fall the blonde huffed to herself dad needs to check this place more often who knows what else could have fallen and possibly broken looking around to make sure there weren't glass or po y shards littering the floor She redirected her gaze to the little blue box for a moment she wondered if she should leave it alone but in the end curiosity went out and she slid it into her empty money pouch to look at later she then picked up the item she came for and left without hardly moving any of the Dust within the store room entering the shop again she found her father got it inoichi smiled thank you Eno paused what's so important about the Jutsu in there anyway her father Shrugged I was just thinking of teaching you a few more techniques as all Eno smiled with excitement really Eno Ichi nodded there's even a JJ to here but I needed to double check and make sure that they aren't too difficult Eno jumped in excitement I'm totally prepared for anything so don't hold back just because I'm your daughter got it Mr yamanaka laughed all right all right now get going you know where the money is eno smirked sure do and with a laugh and a twirl she left the shop with enough money to buy groceries for two narut was not having a good day no the fact that his sink had overflowed his front door had broken off the hinges and that something had gone terribly sour in the fridge all of those things were nothing compared to the Ruckus the little old hag in front of him was making time and time again I've told you to stay the hell away from my store you vile creature I don't want you to be within even 15 ft of it I swear I'll have a restraining order placed on you if you can't bother yourself to be courteous to us normal humans who far more Superior Naruto sighed and rolled his eyes does this woman not need to breathe damn it I just wanted to get some new hinges ND another thing I'll have you know the last time you passed by here I ended up falling Naruto groaned his shoulders slumping as the onlookers who had decided to watch the skeptical started wondering whether they should continue their hatred for Naruto or hate the old lady who would not shut up it was during this Exchange that Eno happened upon Naruto and the crowd that had formed she glanced around at the villagers and noticed people had started taking bets on how much longer the demon child could stand the old woman patronizing him or they took bets on how much longer the old woman could go without taking a single breath Eno sighed heavily and pushed her way through the crowd trying to get a better idea of just what Naruto had done to piss her off Naruto [ __ ] Naruto turned to Eno confused for a moment blinking oh Enoch Chan the old woman clubbed Naruto over the head with her cane for turning away from her how dare you disrespect me I'll have you know Naruto growled as his patience reaching the end of its tether old lady how dare you threaten me help help the demon child you know by this point was done she walked over grabbed narut and stormed away before Naruto or anyone else could do anything how dare you you vile vixon don't you ever come to my store you fox [ __ ] silence wind stirred in the streets as Eno turns slowly to the old woman a look of Rage overcoming her before Naruto could even React to what the old woman said Mrs tachikawa I suggest you watch your words I don't exactly know what your problem is with Naruto here but if you dare to think you can get away with calling me some [ __ ] me a ninja of konaha I suggest you pack your bags because if sunade doesn't get to you first my father will and I'm sure you know all about his and his team's exploits during the war the old woman froze up a bit suddenly realizing she had just called Eno yamanaka sunade the god's second Apprentice a fox [ __ ] yet not only that but Ino Ichi yamanaka the original Eno shika Cho team's daughter of vile Vixen she immediately started bowing profusely to the two I apologize you're welcome anytime please forgive me Eno sniffed and turned while pulling narut with her whatever people like you make me positively sick Naruto watched silently as Eno cooked in his kitchen sure he had fought and fussed over those horrible vegetables she said she would force upon him but otherwise he felt rather elated at the prospect of a home-cooked meal normally he really didn't care but after the Fiasco he'd endured today well he'd eat a few veggies and thanks for helping him buy his new door hinges and the necessary chemicals and tools to fix his sink with far more ease than usual at first he had tried to help her with cooking but soon found how used useless he was and simply conceited to defeat and sat down out of her way so what is it you're making again Sukiyaki oh a moment of pause before Naruto sighed why was this so awkward hey Naruto him what was going on today with you and Mrs tachikawa he sighed heavily nothing I accidentally breathed in her Direction I forgot that I usually never take that route because of that psycho [ __ ] of a grandma Eno pondered for a moment but that doesn't make sense she's usually a very nice lady even if she did call me a [ __ ] Naruto thought about how to answer that you know how most of the village hates me right Eno nodded yeah but that's the thing what exactly did you do and why do they keep calling you a demon child and associating you with foxes I mean the whisker marks on your face do make you seem a bit foxlike but not that much it almost makes you think they believe you're the caoi which is totally stupid considering the fourth hok destroyed it Naruto felt a chill run down his spine at how on the mark she was uh yeah you'd think he laughed nervously as he rubbed the back of his head Eno quirked an eyebrow at his behavior what the heck's your problem Naruto waved her off a bit nothing nothing I just thought of how uh interesting your theory was the blonde girl blinked and Shrugged with ever Naruto he sighed as he stared at the few items Eno had left to the side and wasn't cooking to try and calm his nerves hey Eno she pulled out serving dishes for their meal H Naruto tilted his head slightly what's with that box Eno blinked oh that I found it in the store room today Naruto nodded and got up to take a closer look at it you check it out yet she placed the plates cups bowls and spoons on the table before replying Noe I was going to look after dinner though I see Naruto nodded to himself thoughtfully there was something that was bothering him about the box but before he could think of what it was Eno pulled him to sit down at the table again time to eat oi no need to be so rough about it Eno smirked don't be such a wuss Naruto he rolled his eyes and checked his food over before stuffing the horrid wretched vegetables in his mouth he grimed and forced himself to swallow the vile things that should never have had to have been considered so healthy and necessary in one's diet Eno rolled her eyes at his behavior and smirked a little to herself he should be thankful considering I took the time to make sure he had far less vegetables than what was in there originally jerk meanwhile Naruto forged on in his war and won with surprising ease he paused did you take out some of the vegetables yep I might not know you that well but I do remember your absolute loathing of vegetables oh Naruto fidgeted in his seat thinking of what it was that you should say before it came to him ah thanks Eno paused and looked at him before she smiled nicely you're welcome Naruto's eyes widened for a moment never having seen Eno or most of anyone give him such a pleasant face um they uh they tasted pretty good for veggies Eno's smile broadened him maybe there's hope for you yet Naruto he scrunched his face um no I'd really rather not she laughed suddenly I'm just joking oh they continued eating you summoned meady Sama the godam clasped her hands in front of her face with a serious look I have an important request Eno's curiosity perked a request she was standing in a yard with the fifth hok and she was rather confused she looked at her Sensei incredulously you're not trying to Sherk responsibilities by using me as an excuse are you sunade frowned no even if I would enjoy a break with some sake no you see I need you to take care of things here for me the younger ninja tilted her head what do you mean what's here to take care of the godam s there's a house on this property that needs taken care of Eno paused and looked around what house sunade smirked the one right here with that she did a few hand signs and suddenly a piece of the area's barrier opened up with enough space for only the two of them to enter once inside the barrier closed behind them and Eno looked around in awe sunade Sama a large lot of about an acre perhaps more Eno wasn't sure held a house surrounded with plants she headed towards the house in excitement and Tsunade followed slowly behind her the young ninja was quick to find the rare and exotic plants from other countries that she had dreamed of being able to one day see let alone touch and care for it was a complete thrill exhilarating her quickly into the realization that all of these things were right here in her Village sunade Sama what why are all of these things here sunade smiled sadly it was something the yandi had planned together with the ones that were the most precious to him this house and everything surrounding it it's a show of his dreams and hopes from before the caubi attack Eno nodded sadly yet she couldn't help but still be bewildered as to why she was the one being given this task surely there were others more suited with this sort of responsibility why is this place sealed off I don't understand sunade looked towards the Sky by now I'm sure this property would have been raided of all its good and destroyed to keep it from the true owner's hands it almost did actually happen if the records are anything to go by that's why the third sealed the area away at first it was a symbol for the people but it quickly turned into a place where one's hate anger and sadness was Beed out upon and well after the area was closed off people seemed to forget about it and focus their sights on a different Target but why would they do that to the force belongings wasn't he a hero of course but there's an entirely different matter involved and that in itself is its own separate secret I can't tell you about for his protection if he decides to tell you himself that's different but even he doesn't know about this why not Sakura or why me sunade thought a moment well other than the plants I think you might find some of the things left behind very interesting there are some rooms and even a whole floor you won't be allowed access to but I figure you could train here and maybe learn some things on your own about life Eno thought it over letting the whole puzzle that had placed in her lap settle soon now's reasoning still made no sense so will you take care of the property when you're away on a mission shison can take care of things I just wouldn't trust her with it for more than a week Eno thought a moment I accept though you will be giving me guidelines on how to go about doing this correct sunade smirked of course Eno felt a headache coming on two weeks later found Eno in the village archives for each Clan the first week cleaning and tidying the fourth's old house brought up an unusual question that was rather peculiar a swirl pattern similar to that on Naruto's jacket was everywhere At first she thought nothing of it until she decided to bring the jacket with her because of the growing fall chill and realized the connection at first it almost annoyed her until she thought that maybe not even Naro himself knew why he was so attached to the pattern or if it was even of any significance to his Heritage also why was it that Naruto's teacher would feel it was important enough to keep on nut's person as well even with the fashion upgrade Eno sighed as she continued shuffling through Refugee papers I knew it wouldn't be easy but this this is just ridiculous Naruto's jacket paintings and Metal Works on walls and the clan name Uzumaki is all she had to go by heck for all she knew Uzumaki could have been made up to Simply give him a last name so she could even be on a pointless wild goose chase she lent back in her seat and looked towards the ceiling thinking a moment and going back to that strange three Kai she had found in her parents store room the two blonde teenagers looked at the opened blue box with surprise taking in the strange weapon held within its casing three prongs Naruto tilted his head to the side how in the world would that even work when thrown Eno smirked a little she remembered how bad Naruto was at throwing Kai in his younger days you know as great as I am at throwing him I'm not even too sure I suppose tenton could throw it well enough Naruto nodded a moment I guess he paused hey Eno H you mind if I take it out of the box and look at it a moment Eno blinked he's actually asking she rolled her shoulders uh sure narut took the strange weapon out carefully taking extra care to not mess with the paper on its Hilt it was only when the blonde boy removed the weapon that she realized there's a seal on it he nodded examining it carefully yeah seals are something Aeros senon is interested in and good at he started teaching me Basics but it all sort of just goes in one ear and out the other Eno watched him examine it a little amazed that Naruto seemed calm about not being able to understand something very well he usually was all gung-ho about overcoming things but this it seemed he wanted to take time to learn the fact made her smile a little seeing him so focused on something was so rare after a moment's pause Naruto frowned it's highlevel stuff that's all I know he sighed a it's too bad we can't unwrap it without ruining it and I definitely don't want to do that the Seal's far too complicated to just ruin it he handed it over to her and she examined it for a while herself before putting it away it wasn't until a week later she found the note hidden in the bottom of the box it had been a long six days since the beginning of her search for anything to make things connect she took a moment to rub her temples stretch and then once again proceeded in her search after another grueling couple of hours and the thought of giving up who'd have known so many ucha had come in and out of konaha for that matter no what the hell it almost seemed like she'd never see the end of that clan name before hitting new clans at last she finally hit something of worth a page hidden away and marked up so badly you almost couldn't get a single bit of information out of it a page that was burned around the edges carrying the image of a young woman with long red hair and a name Eno breathed out softly under her breath in shock Uzumaki kashina a page hidden away and marked up so badly you almost couldn't get a single bit of information out of it a page that was burnt around the edges carrying the image of a young woman with long red hair and a name Eno breathed out softly under her breath in shock Uzumaki kashina Eno stared at the page she held in her hands for what seemed like hours taking in all that she could about the whirlpool Refugee the picture was old faded damaged and yet it still held everything she needed she could see Naruto's nose his chin his mischievous eyes all in this one woman who she had never met she placed the old and tattered piece of paper in her lap softly leaning back as she meditated on what she'd found after a moment she went back to the records to see if there was anyone else with the last name and found there were none this was it it was all she had for any of the answers her brain could conjure she looked at the piece of paper once more being careful of its delicate nature due to aged and fiery damage Uzumaki kashina ninja of Whirlpool she nodded to herself and carefully pressed her finger to a mostly undamaged spot on the page and left a small chakra imprint so that she could relocate the page easily it would only last for a few days but the young ninja hoped it would be just long enough so that she could talk to sunade Sama about the matter and possibly have a small investigation on as of why the page was so horribly modeled by no means were the markings and fire damage caused official means it was definitely done by someone on the outside to mess with records but why why would someone specifically go out of their way to eradicate someone's file even if they were a refugee Eno sighed heavily and wiped her forehead that was enough she could write up a report about it tonight so with that thought in mind she swiftly returned all the records she had removed back into their bindings and placement upon their shelves Uzumaki kashina just looking at her picture I'm sure she was a rather interesting ninja she smirked to herself as she left the Records Office perhaps now I could ask my father about that little blue box with the canai and that letter I'd really like to know who it was from she made her way slowly home stretching out her aching limbs from sitting too long making what could have been a 10-minute run into a half an hour walk she reflected on all she had learned through her investigation in the record's office while cleaning the yand D's home and while tending the extensive Garden outside the home after she had started working on the garden she had come to the realization that there were a lot of medicinal herbs and such which explained some of why sunade put her in charge there Not only was she a med nen but she had extensive Horticultural knowledge to fall back upon and could easily replace a plant through special order if it became necessary without having to go through a bunch of papers Eno yawned Softly As she entered the flower shop I'm home Yuna looked up from a vase she was arranging flowers in and smiled well welcome back what have you been up to all day the young girl waved a hand researching something yunic quirked an eyebrow was it because of something you saw while on your daily mission Eno rolled her shoulders kind of I suppose you can't talk about though can you nope of course Yuna looked towards the entrance to her home I believe your father came home just before you with dinner you two can start ahead of me I just need to finish that last bouquet before tomorrow and closing up for the evening Eno nodded all right thank you of course she entered her home and made a quick run to her room where she changed out of her ninja uniform and put on a more relaxed outfit before heading to the dining room there her father was just finishing setting up the dishes on the table he looked up and smiled at her hey kiddo Eno smiled hello father do anything interesting today Eno Ichi Shrugged delivering flowers to people really wasn't what I signed up for doing when I became a ninja Eno smiled as she sat down of course not there was a pause how did your day go she paused and thought about it a moment all right I found out something that was a little unexpected I was glad to find it though another piece of the puzzle enoi nodded as he started eating already knowing that yuno would be a little while longer the two yamanaka ate in silence for a short while as Eno tried to piece together just what it was she wanted to ask and say Hey Dad him in the store room the other day I found a little blue box I'd never seen before Eno Ichi paused and put down his bowl trying to think of just what box she was talking about oh Eno nodded slightly yeah it had this really strange Kai in it and after examining it the first time I later found a note hidden away in it Eno paused to gauge her father's reaction would you know anything about it inoichi paused scrunching his face up a little a strange can I yeah it had three prongs and some sort of seal we were careful about that since we didn't want to damage it her father's eyes widened a little with realization that was in the store room Eno nodded slowly yeah I found it the day you wanted those Scrolls he looked at her a moment before rubbing his face a little I see you made sure to be careful of the seal on the hilt Eno nodded again yes he father thought for a moment you said we who else was looking at it Eno paused in panic she didn't know why but she wasn't sure if she should tell him and yet and Naruto youo Ichi quirked an eyebrow you're looking at it with Naruto why him he would have thought she'd look at it with someone like Shikamaru or Sakura or something not Naruto Eno scratched behind her ear nervously unsure of why she felt that way is it bad I was looking at it with him it wasn't some sort of family heirloom or something right well no I'm just Naruto I wasn't aware you really spoke with him she relaxed oh so that's what it is she smiled I just recently started trying to get to know him he's nice he helped me out a bit when Sensei inoichi nodded that I remember now why with narut Eno paused and thought about it why had she decided to share the secrets of the blue box with Naruto sure it was a simple weapon with a very intricate seal but was it simply because he was there at the time I'm not really sure I guess after i' made him dinner my curiosity about the Box's contents got the better of me and I decided we could both check it out Eno Ichi looked at her curiously but what if it had held a family secret Eno blushed lightly uh well I'm sure I could have done something to make him forget hit him with a frying pan or something her father stared at her a moment before chuckling right next time be sure to check a Box's contents of Secrets first before running out with it to look into with other people outside of the clan got it Eno blushed a little more deeply at her mistake yes sir Eno Ichi nodded and smiled to himself so the Box held a three-prong canai with a seal and a note she nodded yeah do you have the box with you she finished the last bite of her meal before answering it's upstairs in my room should I go get it her father nodded I would appreciate it if you would Eno nodded and quickly made her way upstairs as her father resumed eating she quickly went to her special safe and removed a few of her seals before grabbing the box and setting up the seals again she walked back downstairs to find her mother had sat down at the table and started eating while she was away Yuna looked away from inoichi to her quickly noticing the box and coming to a realization before going back to her meal calmly Eno sat down once more and passed the box to her father this is it her father had recognized it easily and looked it over this isn't in too bad of shape considering how old it is eno blinked as he opened it and looked at the weapon inside instantly going into what seemed a past memory we could tell it was old just not how old the older blonde nodded I see well this is from just before you were born well maybe half a year or so Eno's eyes widened a little the box and everything in it were in quite good condition for their age then she suddenly surprised herself with realizing how lucky it was that the folded note didn't break apart from being opened All Things Considered he father carefully took out the weapon and examined it I still wonder at the craftsmanship of it of course I would expect nothing but the best from someone like him I'd almost forgotten he' used this specific kind of Kai you really can't find these anymore Eno tilted her head slightly was it the person who wrote that note the one who used that canai Eno Ichi nodded absentmindedly yes it was his most preferred weapon combined with his most deadly technique Eno paused what do you mean her father looked to her the seal on this tag is very special and deals with a very special technique that helped shape one of our greatest Hokage he became a legend in battle and someone to be feared to the point of other Villages posting a flea on site warning Eno paused again thinking back to the letters send her and the things she had learned in school flee on site a legend in battle during a war perhaps a special canai that helped in the use of an incredible technique and a name that was partially blurred to illegibility due to water Mio one day looking back she was sure she could imagine laughing at herself for how slow and stupid she was being Yuna looked at Eno curiously is it really that hard to piece together the girl blushed um uh the fourth hok her parents clapped to tease her Bingo Eno flushed more deeply feeling embarrassed it took around 5 minutes of her thinking just to guess something so obvious suddenly a realization came to her wait a second that was a gir to you from the fourth hok inoichi nodded yes it was after we had been on a rough Mission and it was just after I'd Learned yuno was pregnant so I was rather stressed that mission Eno was shocked so that was the fourth hokage's handwriting it was surprisingly sloppy you know Ichi smirked so you find anything at his house I know you're the new caretaker keeping up the place Eno looked down nothing really her father looked at her for a moment humming softly to himself no I suppose not the subject was dropped Eno looked outside her open window as she sat resting on her bed her knees pulled halfway to her chest in a relaxed manner thinking over all she'd learned that day a special Journal sat closed with a pen on top of it having already written down everything she felt was noteworthy so she wouldn't forget before she had decided to contemplate quietly closing her eyes she thought back to the note and smiled softly remembering what she could from it in slight Melancholy inoichi congratulations I know the news came rather abruptly just before leaving on our last mission and that it was hard but I know it'll help give you an even stronger Drive in the battlefield I give you this gift as a show of friendship and as a comrade in battle if you ever get in a bind use it and I'll be there to help you just as I was able to the other day my final words of advice to you are this always protect those most precious to you fight with and beside them fight for them and protect them with all that you have if you do you'll have no regrets in life and your path will not waver m o she smiled and thought over her ninja career and all that she had accomplished with her teammates and fellow ninja the good times the hard times and even the sad ones she took a moment to reflect on Asuma sensei's life and all that he had done and came to feel he had upheld the words from the note the Y he had written to a tias suuma Sensei had fought alongside his fellow ninja valiantly and sure he had perhaps taken a few wrong turns but in the end he had led a life that was without regret no matter what had happened between him and his past comrades all of his struggles within his life she would never know to her assuma Sensei had lived his life to the fullest and felt that she could say he regretted nothing her thoughts then turned to Naruto as she brought his jacket to herself and wrapped it around herself to keep out the Autumn chill that drifted from her window on a soft Breeze she reflected on all that she knew of him from the past and from what she had learned of him in the present narut is someone I can call a precious friend I think with that thought a solid decision was made I'm going to talk to him more and purposely seek him out I'm going to be his friend and not just soccer's rival she nodded to herself assuredly and smiled I wonder what he thinks of me am I someone he thinks of as a precious person Eno suddenly realized with a small ache in her chest I'd really like that she would be sure to get to know him she had to Naruto laid on his bed staring at his cracked and peeling ceiling staring into nothing and yet taking in all that was around him and once it was one of those few mornings where meditation and contemplation was necessary for something was coming over the horizon he just didn't know what was looming in its shadow he sighed heavily and closed his eyes thinking back to words said and wondering about the ones not what if SAS doesn't want to go with you you said you thought of SAS as a brother well I'm asking what did you do if SAS were to attack konaha could you waste sas's life against konaha you're such a child there are times when ninja must make painful choices I've given you some of my power I hope the day never comes when you have to use Itachi a man SAS knew as his older brother and the man who slaughtered his clan what sort of man was he Naruto's personal perspective was built around what little he knew of the older I brother yet during their talk iiha Itachi smiled faintly as if filled with a little Hope from his foolish words did he imagine it no of course not did despite being in a Jen Jutsu the power that Itachi shoved into Naruto was quite real and it rested heavily in his mind and on his soul like a bird awaiting the end of the storm in its nest it sat huddled in weight will this be caged forever or will it burst with the Embers and Flame of a phoenix narut turned over before pushing himself up placing a hand to his forehead this is stupid why did he keep remembering and studying his run in with Itachi before he Itachi was a dead man for some odd reason Naruto felt sad about it he couldn't figure out why it was but he felt something was lost something had gone horribly horribly wrong down the line and he would probably never know just what that was Itachi smiled it was absurd narut hauled himself out of bed and got himself ready for the day hoping it' be better than yesterday oh God how he was wrong he studied him as he laid there wondering if he was making the worst decision of his life a young Buu appeared by his side hok Sama the address turned slightly yes the front lines have been decimated we need you to go through with your plan soon the older ninja nodded tired and wishing his time hadn't run out so quickly he made the final Arrangements but what about his final words he took the carefully bound child from its holding place with strong yet shaky hands his breath held just barely a shudder as he turned will you accompany me a little the young man stood and nodded the family crest of a fan on his person manado ran swiftly from the hospital as the younger ninja following swiftly behind studying his hokage's back what's your name the younger stayed silent for a moment iiha Itachi the older blonde nodded I see silence reigned the rest of their run yet just at the halfway point to where the caoi was attacking the yandi stopped in his step for a moment if you had to choose between those you loved and konaha what would you choose Itachi paused choose yes konaha are your loved ones konaha because protecting konaha also protects the people I care about the fourth hokagay thought for a second before nodding and looking back to the young uiha and smiling remember those words thank you the man disappeared with the child only for the boss toad to be summoned a moment later up ahead and to continue on to kyu's path a man had never faced death itself with such fervor to put it simply he was a mess a mess of emotion and angst he couldn't believe it a man who had trained and raised him cared for him and watched as he progressed into adulthood jariah was dead jariah knew so much and had much to teach him yet Naruto's training by no means was complete and now his teacher was dead the old man's death hurt his heart constricted his chest in ways he never felt before he grieved for him in a totally different way than he had for hku or for gar and his suffering yet jariah this was far worse his world had been turned upside down one day he was there and the next he was gone the good for nothing money stealing skirt chasing trashy novel writer was really dead narut felt crushed his world was great he'd never felt this sort of consuming grief before how in the world could such a guy die like that the young blonde sat at the riverbank by the bridge sitting and staring at the water with a blank expression on his face it was silent and no one would be there at this time of day so he could be left in peace he was conflicted there was so much he needed to discuss with aerosan and now he's not coming back it made him want to curl up into himself why did he have to do something so so stupid he in took a shuddered breath jariah was one of those people who were supposed to grow very old and enjoy doing what he did until he died of natural causes Naruto the blonde clenched a fist at the sound of his name and replied flatly what Eno paused taking a back slightly she had heard about what had happened and had rushed out to see him but now she wondered if it would have been better to come to him later in the evening she breathed quietly deciding to go and sit a few feet away from him to give him some sort of comfort while also trying to be mindful of his personal space it hurts doesn't it narut pulled his legs close to his chest placing his folded arms on the top of his knees as he rested his head lightly on one of the sides of his arms he couldn't really be mad at Eno for wanting to help him he knew he'd done the same for her he just wished she would have left him alone for a while longer he didn't really want to talk I guess Eno nodded to herself staring at the water's flow and staying silent and contemplative it felt like hours before Naruto felt his agitation fade away before he began to feel gratitude he was starting to be happy he had Eno's silent support he really had absolutely no idea how to deal with grief he didn't have a lot of people who he loved and had that love returned there was a little Shuffle of movement before Eno sat down next to him opposite his position and before he realized what was happening he felt strong arms surround him and pull him close his arms had become instantly limp before awkwardly wrapping around her light form and suddenly realizing what was going on Eno was hugging him trying to comfort him in a way he'd never experienced and suddenly he felt the tears he'd tried to hold back suddenly break loose he held her a a little closer to himself awkwardly before he focused his eyes on the ground as he closed his eyes tightly attempting to hold in the fresh wave of grief Eno felt awkward about the whole thing herself yet she couldn't help but feel the need to hug him and give him a chance to cry how else was he going to be able to release his emotions what could jolt him to keep him from bottling it up she couldn't remember a time he had been embraced of course there was a lot of his life she couldn't account for but had anyone ever held him as a child had he ever felt a motherly Comfort she knew she was stepping on boundaries in personal space that she more than likely had no right to cross and yet who else bet her who else could carry out this task for him before it was too late she felt him awkwardly wrap his arms around her confused before something clicked and he held her a little closer a barely noticeable Tremor running through him as he did so I'm sorry she felt his grief so strongly and couldn't help but feel her eyes burn as tears started to pour down her cheeks alongside him they cried for their loss and she cried for him and all that was lost despite all of this she only hoped he remembered Naruto he jolted slightly but she didn't relinquish her hold on him so he relaxed again what Eno paused can you do me a favor him he didn't trust his voice as much as she didn't hers don't forget Naruto stared ahead his eyes water logged with tears yeah there were cries in the night the smell of blood smoke and fear burned in the air as the grow and cries of dying men were heard harsh breathing against the chains the pain the agonizing reality of what was going on it was completely unnatural and should not have occurred yet it was the chakra burned at the touch his skin peeled in the wake of that destructive force the feeling was completely new and unwanted and it had never occurred until that night then sweet Mercy came and stopped the internal flame Naruto gasped as he awoke to the twittering of birds and sunshine sheet soaked with sweat and cold fear he sat up slowly and brought a hand to the side of his face just what in the hell was that it was day number three that these nightmares had been occurring like someone else's memories maybe cais were running through his head laughing at him in their obscurity did this happen in the past perhaps we shall see Naruto froze the furball rarely spoke to him directly without his purposely going to the seal and seeking him out so you have no idea what that dream means silence met him the caubi wasn't going to speak to the ball of dirt anymore than necessary and that was just fine with Naruto it was better that way the 15-year-old jenin decided enough was enough and got himself out of bed today's going to suck that beo meanwhile Eno yamanaka stretched as she walked through konaha looking for a good place to eat breakfast with Sakura it had been a while since they'd spoken and she had questions to ask Sakura eyed her with an unusual Quirk how can you handle wearing that the blonde kunoichi blushed to herself and looked at her current attire usual netting and purple Ensemble topped off with Naruto's orange and black jacket her inner fashioned Guru was sobbing Eno laughed awkwardly it's a little cold this morning don't you think sakur looked at her friend's outfit I think pants would have done you more good than that thing Eno blinked only to glare at Sakura as his teammate I would think you could talk to him about his tastes and colors he likes you well enough I'm sure if you dragged him out and found something he'd buy it to please you Sakura looked to the ground in annoyance of course he would but that's manipulative Eno nodded exactly if the colors really bother you you could just tell him Sakura snorted as if that had stop him Eno paused mentally no it wouldn't would it does he wear those colors because he has to or because he wants to both girls stopped in time for Yamato to appear in front of them Sakura we've been been summoned by sunade Sama Sakura looked to Eno apologetically it seems we'll have to postpone the girl chat the blonde waved offhandedly it happens we'll just have to reschedule the pink kunoichi nodded and left with her temporary Sensei leaving Eno alone in the street she sighed and walked towards her favorite tea and coffee house Eno entered Ran's shop the light chime of a bell being the only thing to announce her entrance welcome to my shop favored customer the the blonde looked over and smiled at the chocolate- haired owner good morning ran ran blinked oh Eno it's been a while since you visited the older girl looked Eno over quickly and I see you have an interesting accessory today now would you like the usual or something else Eno felt herself blushing that really needed to stop before it became a problem as she shook her head no today I'd like a cup of your special green tea and some strawberry da fuku ran nodded and went into the kitchen leing Eno to choose a window seat for two she rested her chin on her hand as she watched people stroll by starting their days peacefully and full of normaly Rand placed Eno's order in the middle of the table and sat across from her knowing the shop wouldn't be busy for a while yet it seems you're rather Melancholy today Eno Eno started a little surprised she had spaced out a yes I guess so she took her tea and stirred it idly I have a lot on my mind and most of it deals with Naruto the least likely guy to be mysterious dark and obscure Ren nodded solemnly her blue eyes dimmed a little before brightening in slight Mischief a poor Naruto [ __ ] it seems his prized jacket is still out of his reach nay Eno flustered ran that's well uh the shop owner laughed kindly oh Eno you really do seem to have a lot troubling you the kunoichi sighed and fell back in her seat it's true I've been pondering narut goes past a lot lately and I've been discovering some unusual things and ah well it's all just jelling together ran nodded and looked up a little in contemplation would you mind if I told you a story Eno studied her friend for a moment no I wouldn't mind at all ran took in a deep breath and exhaled slowly before beginning her story I grew up with a boy who was incredibly obsessed with old texts and stories he would Babble on and on about the past and the unusual Clans and Jutsu he discovered due to his interests people had a hard time connecting with him and since I had grown up with him I was all he had slowly I realized I loved this friend of mine more than his a friend and he became an incredibly precious person to me but then one day he disappeared you know blinked he disappeared ran nodded after he had gone missing for a week I went to his house to see if he had returned nothing was moved from the day when I had seen him last it was like he had been Spirited Away or something was he ever found no to this day shinichi is still utterly and completely gone tears built up in the shop owner's eyes as she looked to Eno directly don't let what happened to shinichi and I happened to you a ninja's life can be long or short and love can easily be lost do everything you can with confidence and even if your feelings are rejected you at least can have no regrets because life is simply too short to be burdened with them Eno felt the tears build up in her eyes as she reflected on the fourth hokage's note and the face of a red-haired smiling kunoichi the faint smell of cigarettes and Rain filled her senses as she lifted a hand to her face to wipe away the tears in a sudden Rush of emotion yes life really is much too short to make second guesses Ren nodded youo the Kuno Ichi looked to her friend yes be good to narut all right I don't want to say him anymore hurt than he has been already Eno studied ran carefully have you heard something ran SM in a somewhat fake way it isn't it isn't anything I can really talk with you about she was surprised and yet not all of the adults were like that when dealing with Naruto weren't they I'm going to get to the bottom of this she never would have guessed some of her answers were going to literally end up on her doorstep Eno jumped at the sudden flurry of activity that had entered her shop and before she even understood what was going on Naruto slammed his hand on the counter of the flower shop and pointed behind him do you see anything at all interesting about this this T here behind me the kunoichi tried to shake off her nerves and looked at the other highly disheveled boy that had been dragged into her shop cropped gray hair blue eyes unusual clothing a monk of the fire temple perhaps a snide smirk and the air of someone who felt they were better than someone else in the room the blonde girl quirked an eyebrow who's that Naruto grabbed his hair in frustration he's my name is Sora and I have no interest in wasting my time talking to some girl about flowers and their tastes in boys Eno clenched her teeth and fist I hate this guy already who the hell does he think he is bastard she slammed a fist to the counter how dare you come in here assuming things of me I'm Eno yamanaka student of the godam sunade Sama if you dare demean me in my family's business I can promise you you'll regret it dearly sorus sneered and pushed the door to the shop open as if I care about your opinion anyway Eno took a deep enraged breath then stay the hell away from our shop Sor glared at her as the door shut no problem there with that the newcomer was gone leaving Naruto with an enraged kunoichi on his hands that Sora Naruto rubbed his head a bit he's so frustrating but I have to keep an eye on him he looked to her apologetically sorry about that I'll be sure to buy a flower or two to make up for it all right Eno blinked uh sure she watched as Naruto left and then jumped narut the boy stopped just as he was about to release the door and looked to her confused what Eno left the counter and stopped halfway to the door uh she hated herself for feeling so awkward are we friends Naruto blinked and took a step back in the store huh Eno clenched a fist I I'd like to know if we're friends narut he looked at her for a moment before smiling of course we are haven't we been friends since we were jenin she looked looked at him and blinked startled wh Naruto waved M well I better catch up to that jerk before he causes more trouble see you later Ino Chan with a flash of orange and a yell ahead of him Naruto the most surprising ninja left leaving Eno a little confused and perhaps guilty has he really thought of us as friends since our jenon days she let the fact sink in for quite some time and slowly a smile found its way on her face I loose assuma Sensei I won't Naruto awoke in the middle of the night his breathing heavy as he stared at his cracked and peeling ceiling that dream again this was dream number six and it was starting to take a toll on his body how long will I have to deal with this perhaps until Sora deals with his inner demons Naruto felt a Sheen of cold sweat immediately surface Wahoo you know I gave you some of my power didn't I oh good Lord in heaven Naruto closed his eyes tightly I'm just dreaming I'm just dreaming I'm just dreaming dreaming dreaming like a crow settling itself in its nest something silenced and Naruto fell asleep once more Nar he looked at Aros sendon in annoyance what the old man regarded him for a moment putting down his pen it's been quite some time since we started training you in using ca's chakra and communicating with it correct he blinked confused yeah so what jiah leaned back slightly you need to get a better GP on your emotions Naruto if you don't the people around you will get hurt by your own hand and it gives the caoi a stronger reign of control Naruto paused thinking this over so jaras sighed and looked him dead on the eye if you failed to keep your head in difficult situations one day caoi might devour you no matter how much thought has gone into that seal the fourth placed on you it can only do so much and it is starting to weaken Naruto woke up once more his nerves a jumbled mess as he jumped up and ran to the bathroom only to be met with purple tinted eyes it's true it is and oh God I'm being haunted by a dead man he needed help fast but who could he turn to who in the world could help him Eno flashed in his mind and the memory of her mind switched Jutsu her father's on call for interrogation isn't he Eno and her family's Jutsu would be perfect for this sort of thing right the caoi flashed in his mind then making him shudder no no no no that would be bad wouldn't it Sakura I can trust Sakura knowing and accepting me but Eno he shuddered once more as he imagined that confrontation definitely not a good idea he dressed and finished his morning routine only to come to a realization just the other day I told her we were friends ever since we were jenin and now I'm backing out as if we total strangers he grabbed his right arm remembering their awkward Embrace by the river no we are friends it may not have seemed like it at the time but we've been friends since then and she is the first person to ever give me that kind of affection willingly she she deserves to know just as much as Soaker achan doesn't she a ninja must have a clear mind this hold even truer for someone such as yourself a ginu shut up Naruto gasped and felt dizzy at his mental outburst and flurry of thoughts this was getting out of hand far too fast I need to talk to Eno he hurried out of his apartment and quickly found himself on Eno's Street he made his way to the shop and found it closed it really is too early for this that be Naruto sighed and went around to the side door and knocked awkwardly he was really the type to just Walts in Yuna opened the door in confusion Naruto [ __ ] he looked at her sheepishly and smiled trying his best to seem calm uh is heo Chan available she blinked ah yes hold on if you don't mind coming in for a moment Naruto brought his hands up as if to Plate her a uh no I'll stay out here thanks Yuna arched a brow if you say so she left him at the doorway leaving Naruto to hear some mumbling before Eno appeared before him Naruto [ __ ] narut shuffled a little and rubbed the back of his head awkwardly as she looked at him strangely um you know I need some help the kunoichi paused and looked behind her a moment I'll be out for a while yuno replied of course be sure to eat Eno Eno rolled her eyes yeah yeah she closed the door behind her and took Naruto's arm dragging him along he was startled by her action and fumbled in his steps and words for a few moments uh youo she looked to him if you're coming to me for help it has to be important right narut nodded dumbly all right then would the park be good Naruto looked at the park that had appeared on the horizon void of anyone uh sure the girl nodded and continued her March as the boy simply allowed her to drag him he needed to collect his thoughts anyway once they reached the park she lead him over to the swings and sat aware of the fact that he was incredibly nervous at the unusually cold and clammy hands were anything to go by all right Naruto we should be able to talk privately here Nar nodded and joined her on the swains wrapping his arms and hands around the old chains I I've been no um Eno observed him one thing at a time he looked at her confused for a moment and slowly he realized she could tell how mixed up he was it was embarrassing right well I haven't told anyone about this so you'll be the first you see when we were trying to find sake last time just before we ran into that Madara guy I ran into Itachi Eno jolted what Naruto ignored her and kept going he did something to me he said that he had given me some of his power while I was trapped in his jenj stew and well at first I wasn't sure if it had actually happened I think no I I know he did give me some of his power and perhaps a little more Eno was shocked what why are you telling me this narut felt sweat Trail down the side of his face as he looked at her his masks torn off leaving him a total wreck and making the extent of his fear obvious because he's in my head Eno and I need your help straightening this all out before I lose it and accidentally give caoi control because he's in my head Eno and I need your help straightening this all out before I loose it and accidentally give caubi control his words echoed in her thoughts chilling her to the Bone his expression was difficult for Eno to swallow along with the information he just dumped on her plate it was impossible yet it made complete sense by just giving it a few seconds worth of thought she swallowed thickly Naruto her voice was unusually raspy sweat trickled down the side of his face face yeah could you tell me about the caoi first I I think I need to know more about that first before I can help you at all with your problem with Itachi yes Naruto that was a little much and unwise narut shook himself and moved his gaze to the ground allowing the chains of the swings to dig into his skin right uh well he had to think about this carefully why was it so much easier with Sakura was it because gar was dying the caoi isn't something that can really be killed same with the other tailed beasts I guess when the caoi attacked konaha the only solution was to seal him from what I've come to know and understand it's only really possible to do this with newborns since their chakra Pathways haven't fully formed and I just so happened to have the bad luck of being born on the day caoi attacked Eno pondered this for a while silence rainning between the two blondes one attempting to keep a rain on his sanity and to shut up the annoying black crow in the back of his head and the other simply digesting information October 10th the day the fourth Hokage died and the day Naruto was born but you couldn't have been the only one born that day and year Naruto he nodded I know that now but even so I don't have any idea why I was the one chosen I don't know anything about my parents and yet despite being cursed with being a Jin shariki the person who first showed the most care for me was the guy who used me as the keeper Eno observed her companion again watching his features and studying him as he spoke so was it the yandi who sealed the caubi inside of you Naruto nodded for whatever reason it seemed like it was the only option at the time she closed her eyes thinking back to all she knew she then looked towards the Hokage monument and studied the fourth hokage's features that had been carved upon its rough surface appr praised hero and legendary ninja if there was anything to go by from the old textbooks he had shocking yellow hair and unusually bright blue eyes she tried to picture The Monument's face with these colors as she thought he wanted me to be known as a hero of the people and to be treated well Eno started as she turned to him noticing that he had joined her in gazing at the monument it was his last dying wish he made an unusually sarcastic Snicker and facial expression the people betrayed him in his death you know he wanted something so simple but instead they hailed him as hero and I the demon his bitterness read so cold and deep despite all that he showed to the world his mask had crumbled and Fallen before her and she honestly wasn't sure how to react normal Naruto she could yell at her laugh with but this Naruto was completely new it was also probably very good for Naruto to have someone to vent these things too so that's why that's why nice people like Mrs tachikawa could become so [ __ ] Eno gave him a look that he reciprocated with a small smirk yeah sure I I'd prefer horrible but whatever so it's because the caoi was sealed inside of you and everyone blames you for the Yandy's death and thinks you yourself or the caubi itself Naruto paused yep that about sums it up Eno sighed heavily and slumped I would have never thought a place like konaha could do that to one of its own citizens Naruto huffed it doesn't help that I found out about it the night after everyone had graduated from a teacher who'd only been using me to get the yandam ceiling scroll and planning to kill me Eno stared at Naruto shocked for a while before he got bothered what I kicked his ass with the cage bunching it's the only reason I learned that move and graduated besides I'm grateful if only because I learned why everyone hated me Eno smacked her forehead Naruto only you could take something so life shattering and make it into sarcastic banter that amuses mainly yourself I didn't think it was funny well of course not but still you were so serious a moment ago Naruto looked at blankly for several minutes until he finally broke into a wide grin and laughed Eno to be frank was Disturbed what the hell is so funny the blonde just laughed and waved her off nothing nothing it's just here I was wanting you to go into my head and try and sort this whole tachy thing out and I end up telling you about the furball and just he sobered up a bit and got an unusually peaceful look about him I'm glad you don't seem to hate me Eno's eyes widened Naruto thought she'd hate him for having the caoi sealed in him why would you think that he looked at her oddly why shouldn't I with how I've been treated and well it's he scratched his head it's sort of hard to explain uh it clicked you're afraid of being rejected by us aren't you Naruto Naruto sighed heavily it's my daily nightmare give me your report Kakashi nodded solemnly there seems to be some unusual activity at the outer walls but otherwise things seemed quiet Sun's brows furrowed in ag ation we aren't getting anywhere with this enemy are we it seems not the slug sunning growled and Sora Kakashi turned to the other occupant of the room Yamato mmh he seems to be getting along decently with narut but he seems rather untrusting sunade nodded and leaned back into her chair facing to the side as she clasped her hands keep your guards up the two junan nodded and made a hasty exit four dead men five unusual ninja and one teenaged monk who has an attitude problem as usual the odds were stacked up against her but as always in gambling she always played to win it just didn't help that if she won she truly lost something far greater than the initial loss a soft wrapping came to her door sunade Sama the older Beauty turned towards the door come in Eno carefully opened and closed the door a stack of files in her hands I have some papers here for you to look over sunade grumbled as usual Eno set the stack of medical reports down keeping one filed to herself sunade noticed this what's that you have there the younger kunoichi shifted nervously I was looking over a medical file sunade studied her for a moment who Eno knew she was in trouble but she hadn't been able to help herself at the time and Narutos the older woman's eyes became sharp as she clasped her hands in front of her face why would you need to look through his medical files what use or purpose do they serve you Eno shuffled knowing the sort of trouble she was in I had a thought and found myself wondering whether or not Naruto has been born premature explain yourself at least Eno would be given the ability to elaborate I well Naro told me about the caoi and sunade jerked up what he told you when did this happen yesterday morning the slug sonin lent back in her seat and waved a hand continue your little Theory then Eno blinked and nodded I was wondering if he'd been born early because he seems to always lag a bit behind physically I can't say for sure of course but he was unusually short for his age back when we were growing up sunade looked at Eno seriously for several minutes causing the younger ninja to experience a heavy dose of anxiety you would be correct Eno's eyes widened what sunade held up a hand this information doesn't leave the room Eno placed Naruto's file on top of the stack on tsunade's desk and nodded the older woman thought back ca's attacks had been tracked since he came close to our borders at the time it seemed that it would go past the village yet it suddenly changed its course and made a beine for the heart of konaha this caused a scramble on the Y's part and the completion of the method to seal it however the necessity of a newborn child for the ceiling made things incredibly difficult for him since who would ever be willing to give up their child for another person so as the caoi Drew nearer I was approached by Naruto's mother who knew about the fourth's predicament we discussed for a whole week until I decided that she would not back down from her offer and so the yandi was informed of the plan she and I had come up with at first he was adamantly against it but as the kaubi Drew closer to the Village the High Council gave him an ultimatum and a decision had to be made October 9th at 9:00 in the evening the decision was made for him as the caoi entered the city limits destroying an outer wall of the Village I was called with a team and Naruto's mother went into induced labor for 8 hours until narut was born he was then brought to the yandi and from there well most can only guess what happened in the meantime but many can tell what the final product of their efforts were caoi was sealed by Sunrise the day of October 10th Eno clenched her hands trying to process all of this Sade's expression turned ironic it's amazing the things that happened to that boy soon after he was born was what drove me away from the village and yet 12 years later he the very thing that brought me back Eno could only find it in herself to cry for the incredible loss two days had passed slowly leaving Eno to recollect herself and reorganize all the information she had gathered she walked slowly through the early morning streets of konah hood dressed in her ninja gear and wearing Naruto's jacket she clasped the slightly tattered and worn orange and black Fabric close to herself to try and keep out the chill of the early morning as she walked things were going to happen today good or bad things were going to happen it was like there was living breathing electricity in the air All Around The Village Eno looked around herself highly alert it's unusually creepy this morning she paused in her stroll in front of Naruto's apartment and stared up at the floor that he lived on it really was a drab place to have to live narut has to live like this because of the cruelty of the villagers yet I just don't understand how and why he could still want to protect everyone so fiercely it seems almost unnatural as she stared up at Naruto's floor his back door suddenly opened and he appeared on his balcony and stretched he immediately noticed her looking enoan the kunoichi smiled awkwardly feeling a little embarrassed she'd been caught looking at his balcony hi Naruto [ __ ] he scratched his head what are you doing all the way out here Eno paused uh well narut looked around a moment and gave her a directional nod how about we talk inside Eno blinked and nodded as Naruto went back into his apartment she pondered I suppose it really is a bit early to have a conversation between three floors a bit too open she walked into the complex and up the stairs until he reached his floor where she found him waiting and fully dressed for the day by the door she smirked you got dressed fast Naruto Shrugged Aros sen and was good at making me get ready last second Eno nodded and let herself in Naruto closing the door behind her she was happy to find his apartment was warm so Naruto walked to the kitchen and started making himself breakfast what brings you over here youo he looked at her curiously from the stove as she went and sat at the table she Shrugged releasing the jacket from her grip I've been thinking over a lot of things as of late he watched her silently for a moment like what can you talk about it her gaze met his I'm not completely sure Naruto gave her a confused look what do you mean she pondered a moment resting back on her seat it's just Eno stealed herself I've been investigating your past his eyes widened confusion and perhaps a small bit of agitation showing through investigating Eno looked down and clasped her hands together I I know I don't really have a right to be looking for personal information on you that you yourself might not even know but he walked over abruptly and sat across the table from her a cup on instant Ramen in one hand and a cup of tea and the other which he placed in front of her what have you found out Eno blinked and looked at him confused huh narut scratched his head I know I should be angry but damn it I haven't even really thought about that stuff in a long time who my parents were and stuff I never got answers so I just stopped asking questions she studied him a minute so are you angry with me for looking he side a little but if you've actually gotten information then I'd be happy to hear it I think I mean you're the first person I know who's actually gotten information and is willing to tell it Eno clenched her hands a little but that's the problem I'm not sure what I can and cannot tell you some of it's personal and yet you have every right to know and just it's all very difficult to work out narut studied her trying to come to an understanding so you want to tell me but she looked at him suddenly freaked out a few days ago I was told a great deal of Highly classified information surrounding the time before your birth and I'm personally sort of really upset about it I want to tell you but at the moment it still hurts too much and is too fresh also I still don't know who your parents were exactly so I'd really like to try and look into it a bit more he looked at her a little shocked oh he thought a moment so you're still trying to cope and organize things in your mind huh kind of like sakur achan always needing all the facts Eno growled comparing me to Sakura is just narut he laughed at her glare I'm sorry sorry but there is some truth to it she sighed heavily and took off his jacket resting it behind her since she was getting a little too hot whatever Naruto slurped up his Ramen quickly and Eno rolled her eyes I wish I could tell you something Naruto he Shrugged as he finished I've waited 15 a little longer won't kill me it sucks though that ba Eno nodded he paused a moment hey youo Chan him do you think we could work as a teen a teen he smiled yeah you know collecting data and stuff on my past she looked at him so you don't mind he Shrugged if you've actually had success so far why stop something when the Going's good Eno smiled thanks Naruto he just waved her off we're friends right Eno nodded right they smiled at each other as Eno left that midm morning the jacket was left behind if you had told Naruto that his peaceful morning would end up in a batshit crazy evening he might have taken it in stride or laughed in your face as the giki of the nine-tailed Beast you really could just never know what sort of luck you would run into during the day yet as things were Naruto was simply taking a long stroll after mulling over what had happened that morning only to hear yelling in the distance he paused confused that voice is really familiar if you haven't learned to recognize his almost constant screeching voes of yet there is no hope for you flashback I will have to agree narut growled as he felt a spike of demon chakra Spike up in the air suddenly Naruto was well aware of who it was yelling Sora he ran to where Sora and the person he was arguing with and also came to recognize some other chakra signatures that more than likely meant trouble for the Troublesome monk he lunged at his temporary teammate Sora as he did so the wall next to Sora and the ninja he was fighting with exploded and several shuriken and Kai flew out Naruto grabbed Sora and fell to his hands and knees while protecting him the other boy looked agitated but shaken all at the same time Naruto what the the blonde smiled painfully ah I'm glad you're all right even if you are a pain in the ass he felt himself grow suddenly faint I made it just in time Sora growled and shoved him as he yelled I didn't ask for you to protect me Naruto stumbled only to be grabbed carefully from behind Sora took a step back and looked around himself and lifted his now demonic arm you're all just the same as them he ran off and was quickly followed by other ninja narut the blonde turned to realize it was Yamato who had grabbed him are you the blonde passed out as he felt the warm thrum of cao's chakra working on healing his wounds despite the fact he'd yet to have the multiple sources of injury removed as usual brat back in my cage you appear Naruto opened his eyes to find himself in front of caubi he sighed frustrated with himself what the hell is sor his problem why does he reject our help a translucent Itachi appeared off to the side yet in between caoi and Naruto are you not the same Naruto blinked W Itachi stared at him with his usual blank expression and his mouth unmoving you too reject help from others yes you have come to accept people and yet you are incredibly lacking your social personality is a complete fraud in many respects Naruto glared and looked at his reflection in the murky water of his well wherever it was caoi was sealed I a puff of unbearingly warm and musty air bore over him in a sigh I've healed your wounds brat I will suggest you go to the Hokage Tower I sense a great deal of malevolence on the outside and I believe that Abomination is headed that way Naruto jerked his head up only to find himself staring at a white ceiling I'm becoming far to familiar with hospitals ow I hate that smell short musing done the blonde quickly and carefully sat up and redressed himself he observed the room he was in and was satisfied that no nurses or ninja were there he smirked and walked over to the window and snuck out moving quickly towards the Hokage Tower Sora don't do anything stupid his almost fully healed injuries itched under their wrappings as he made his way up to the top of the Hokage building let me make it in time narut ran into the hokage's office look out sunade found herself being grabbed by her pseudo grandson just in time to see a thick metal Arrow spear Rush past her and Lodge itself into the wall she would have been plunged straight through if she hadn't been grabbed in time she turned Naruto in a Flash he moved and held a canite to Perry sora's attack Sora the young monk growled in frustration Naruto of course you're here to get in my way why do you protect her when she is only causing this country more problems we only have need for one king Naruto growled King this King that it's all I ever hear from you why are you so focused on killing the old hag sorus smirked in a way that reminded the blonde of SAS in a somewhat chilling way because it's revenge for my father's death you wouldn't understand that sort of thing would you Naruto that hit a nerve Naruto shoved Sora roughly you shizun rushed into the room followed by multiple ninja sunade Sama Sora made a frustrated noise before he jumped out of the window he had initially crashed through and went to make his Escape Sora sunade recovered Naruto follow Sora and don't let him Escape narut nodded and went after the monk quickly the sky crackled as the village was suddenly surrounded by four Temple like summons Phoenix dragon tiger and turtle all of which took their respective places in their Associated direction from north south east and west Eno looked at the sky and watched in Terror along with many other villagers and fellow ninja the mass genocide that began at that moment moment when the lighting started up from the center of the village she watched beside the others as Sor had transformed surrounded by bubbling red as his skin started turning black it was terrifying and painful how the red chakra burned their senses and lashed out against their skin yet kba akamaru and Choi tried their best to hold Sora back or to bring him to his senses the others too none of it worked she cringed as Choi was swatted away like a fly by sores the cais chakra covered on AR Eno's knees went weak at the thought that Naruto could actually experience this sort of pain and Terror it was hard to imagine that what was happening to Sora could happen to someone like Naruto Sora was now in a hunched over position his human features almost all gone he opened his mouth and an unhuman Screech growl left his mouth as a mass of chakra surrounded him Yamato Tao yelled get away from it it's an attack the blonde jumped out of the way along with everyone else she felt a blast of heat and pain as the Sonic attack finished out a pause was had as the smoke cleared to show a 30 foot in diameter crater she sucked in a breath of air as she felt a flutter pass by in a flash of orange Naruto ran towards Sora snap out of it he went to punch the seemingly mindless Sora and got a similar treatment as keba had he slammed into the side of the freshly created crater narut growled and picked himself up Sora you can fight it I know you can he ran towards his newest friend and grabbed him by the shoulders come on man remember the fun we had at a claw and burning chakra covered hand gabbed him by the throat and thrust him into the crater's side he choked and grabbed at the arm before being released sucking in air and coughing from the dust and lack of oxygen damn it Sora Naruto coughed one more time and wiped his chin before walking towards Sora again please you have to remember who you are the blonde boy grabbed the caoi influenced teen by the shoulders you can't let that furball win don't let it control you Sora growled the Four Tails soulless eyes returned his gaze Naruto held tighter feeling his hands burn he gritted his teeth holding off the pain please Yamato Tao and the others of the rookie nine watched uneasily as everything panned out in front of them Naruto felt his teeth and nails grow as the cao's chakra ran over his hands from sora's body and started to react to the real thing he cringed as his skin burned he growled out Sora Yamato Tao moved quickly Hokage shaki ji Jan Jutsu kakan nit in suu he leapt forward as the kanji forid appeared on his hand Naruto felt Yamato Tao slam his hand onto his back and jump away the blonde was boggled as he felt nothing happen and Yamato was equally confused the captain jumped back up what in the world he looked at his hand confused and then back back to narut and Sora Nar cringed as he felt ca's influence a dark chuckle reverberated in his mind yes the anger the hate give in and I shall help you take care of this impostor Naruto growled and jumped away from Sora in his three-tailed form he fought with himself and pulled out a piece of sora's Gauntlet like hell furball he plunged the piece of metal into his leg echoing his actions when he promised himself that he would never run away from a battle again again I won't let you control me anymore no go back into your cage and leave me alone caoi growled you'll regret this brat much to yumato and the others amazement the caubi chakra that had surrounded Naruto dissipated narut gasped his skin showing random huge Burns he pushed himself into a standing position and walked over to Sora slowly and painfully once more grabbing him by the shoulders once more Sora you need to remember remember Sora the monks stared at him coldly separated from them and looked down upon he hated the feeling slowly the figures of the monks started fading away who am i s a what am I the boy clung to his knees tighter so a the darkness closed in around him who who is calling me so RW the boy looked up towards the ever shrinking pin of light who is it what do you want Sora Sora remember light burst through as a hand appeared in front of him a shock of blonde hair blinding him in the sudden light Naruto smiled at him Sora come on don't let it win don't you remember Sora blinked and took Naruto's hand harping grumpily what are you talking about looser behind Naruto the rookie n slowly appeared with smiles on their faces if you go back you'll understand Sora gave Naruto an irritated look before he opened his eyes and blinked trying to lighten the glare of the early evening light W narut smiled exhausted I'm glad you're back Sor sniffed whatever looser black enveloped the young monk once more narut followed shortly thereafter it had been 2 days since Sora had left on his own to explore the world Eno felt a sense of loss at not being able to remember where she put Naruto's jacket it had started to really piss her off but she was too prideful to actually ask narut if he remembered or knew where it was she figured he'd been through enough at the time to just not remember at all the three pronged Kai sat in her lap as she fingered it carefully its edges still holding a sharpness to them that could still cut skin as she contemplated a light chilly wind came from her window and caressed her in an oddly comforting Embrace suddenly it wasn't quite so chilly and she felt something warm envelop her from behind she sat up straight before turned to see narut crouching in her window awkwardly uh Hao Chan he smiled smiled nervously regretting the fact he wasn't able to make a clean Escape Eno blinked Naruto [ __ ] her expression changed to agitated you do realize that it's improper to go to a lady's room through her window right Naruto sat on the ledge and blushed while rubbing the back of his head uh well sort of he wasn't looking at her but the floor She shifted the warm cloth he put on her and put her arms through the all too familiar sleeves what do you mean by sort are you serious n uto chuckled awkwardly well I mean I know most things because of Arrow s and being slapped for doing inappropriate things and some things I just observed but uh Eno stared at him oh my gosh you've never been given a proper lesson in Etiquette that could be considered common sense she smacked her forehead no wonder Sakura gets so frustrated with you and and no wonder you never notice hanata Naruto tilted his eyes and scrunched them all Fox like as he sat beside her on her bed what do you mean by that hanata Chan looks at me funny I mean I know she stutters and crap but Eno whacked him on the head idiot she's liked you for years now she's just as shy to tell you she likes you Naruto blinked confused well I like her too but Eno gave him a look she likes you like you like Sakura he paused before his eyes widened a bit what are you serious she's so creepy and she Eno waved a hand yes yes say what you want but it doesn't change the fact fact the poor girl has liked you since we were in the academy narut paused and thought a bit recollecting all the weird stuff hanata did around him now it all made sense so she passes out because of me too Eno nodded yep Naruto sighed heavily well that sucks Eno smirked yeah well that's just how things happen sometimes the two sat in silence a moment before Eno spoke up so do you need me to teach you how to properly treat a girl Naruto quirked an eyebrow uh do I treat girls badly the blonde girl sighed heavily it was going to be a long day she knew it okay Naruto let me start with this two hours and one rather scarred 15-year-old boy and embarrassed 15-year-old girl later and you had one spectacularly awkward atmosphere Naruto cleared his throat well uh thanks for clearing all that up for me Eno huffed exhausted better now than never now get out so I can rest Naruto grinned and saluted yes ma'am with that the boy jumped out the window with a little more speed than he might have usually left normally Enos slumped and put the tree pronged canive back into its box and then laid back on her bed she closed her eyes and sighed heavily before she curled onto her side narut you do fuss she fingered the Hem of her sleeve before a moment of Brilliance struck her Naruto had returned the jacket to her Sakura laughed at Eno who glowered at her friend annoyed she ate her Dango grumpily contemplating her wisdom in telling Sakura about the other day you you aha you actually had to tell him about Eno glared as his teammate that was really your responsibility forehead Sakura paused and choked realizing in a deep blush that her friend was right oh oh my gosh I'm his teammate I should have known better then but I would have thought jariah Sama would have or Kakashi Sensei Eno stared at Sakura blankly the pink-haired girl cringed what you do realize both persons you just mentioned are perves right Sakura blinked oh right but what about aruka Sensei or the academy in general we learned about it then more blank staring what Eno side you know how well Naruto did in school right Sakura nodded yeah so pause oh oh he did bad in the academy didn't he I almost forgot honestly I never saw him with a textbook and I happened to the odd inkling he might not have been in class the day I think he was ditching with Shikamaru and Choi Sakura slapped her forehead I've been such an idiot here I've been reprimanding him by slapping him without even explaining why something was perverted or wrong man no wonder he never understands why I get so pissed with him Eno rubbed her cheek I'm pretty sure his sexy no Jutsu was for more than just turning people on too Sakura paused what are you serious that technique is so vulgar in and it works against perverts doesn't it the pink-haired kunoichi pondered this well yes but Eno waved a hand well there you go I remember while growing up that narut was treated pretty badly though it seems a lot of the adult ninja have come to respect him a lot Sakura nodded I've noticed that too but still how can you say that technique actually has a use Eno thought a moment well he is the most surprising ninja isn't he if the time comes and it's needed he'll use it end of story so please if he does actually use it in battle don't hit him for it soccer aside all right all right I'll try to make sure narut understands my feelings after I punish him of course but I will make sure he gets it the blonde sighed and nodded her head Sakura drank some of her tea so what gender do you think it'll be Eno blinked at the switch of conversation huh K and I you know do you think she'll have a boy or a girl the blonde Med n thought it over well I think it's fine either way though it'd be kind of nice if she had it's a boy both girls jumped at the voice and turned just in time for Naruto to sit down at their little table with a serious yet apologetic look on his face he knew girl talks were a no no to walk into but he'd overheard and well narut the blonde boy held up his hands I won't stay long I promise the girls side exasperated but they decided they'd tolerate him Sakura spoke first why do you say that so confidently narut tapped his nose as he sat in a confident position just a guess Eno quirked her eyebrow wait a second can you actually smell better than a normal person or or even keba Sakura pondered this too can you Naruto tensed up a little I uh I don't know it's not like I could honestly estimate that myself the two girls looked at one another before turning back to Naruto Eno spoke up first I've got a plan Nar 's eyes widened wah he raised his hands in partial surrender wait a second I came here to talk about something kind of important Eno lent back in her chair what is it Naruto fidgeted for a moment a he looked at Sakura for a moment trying to decide if he really wanted to talk about this in front of her but ultimately decided he may as well otherwise Sakura wouldn't leave him the hell alone about it I've been having this weird reoccurring dream the past couple of days it's part of why I went to visit you the other day but I H got sidetracked Eno blushed lightly oh the talk was going to haunt the two of them for a while right go on narut nodded so I keep dreaming about this red-haired chick she isn't always the same age but I know it's the same girl Eno's eyes widened and she felt herself pale was he serious that almost sounded like but that shouldn't be possible Right Sakura spoke so you've been dreaming about some girl what's so important about that Naruto side it's just it's hard to explain she has this patch on her sleeve like I do and she kind of acts like me but doesn't I don't know what to think of at all she's also wearing a h8 but it's blank and that bothers me I've tried to figure out what it could mean but Eno finally caught up to herself so she appears at different ages narut nodded contemplating comically yeah like sometimes she's 12 and then she's 18 but then she's 14 and just it's weird it's like seeing random moments of someone's life and she has weird conversations with me Eno leaned forward interested like what Naruto paused well she asks me how I'm doing sometimes or she talks about a waterfall she's talked about the fourth hokagay too but when she talks about him it's never for very long Eno looked rubbed an arm and looked at the table this is just impossible Sakura watched Eno do you know something the blonde kunoichi sighed heavily at tiredly I I think he she looked at narut I think you're dreaming about your mother Sakura and narut paused but the pink-haired girl spoke first what are you serious that just isn't possible is it she looked at her teammate have you even met your mother before Naruto snapped out of a Daz and looked at Sakura confused no no I I don't know anything about her I don't even know what she looks like let alone her name or or anything really he honestly forget he ever actually had parents at all she really was rather wild nice but wild he growled and pushed his Itachi psyche to the back of his head he didn't need to start growling and grumbling around the two girls which would only make them freak out he recently learned how animalistic his growl actually was youo rubbed a temple Naruto what do you think I could maybe read your memories of these dreams you've been having just so I can make sure narut paused a moment uh well she has said some embarrassing things in Eno stared at him a moment blankly oh oh right right okay I I guess you could though I don't know if it'll actually work Eno blinked why not didn't you try to get into sora's head when he went berserk Eno paused and suddenly came to a realization wait so even if you're in control I might still end up repelled by Naruto nodded maybe I'm not sure Eno side defeated she had no desire to be repell by that again I I guess I'll leave it for now if you can would you please write down as much detail as you can about the dream if you see her again Naruto nodded sure there was a pause between the three before Sakura piped up so youo what was this plan you had Eno paused before she smirked well I was thinking that maybe we could it was then that Naruto learned the hard way how crafty and evil women could be keba growled as he stood at the starting line next to Naruto this is [ __ ] narut sighed forly I know why did I agree to this wait why did you hell if I know D beo keba scratched his head why would the girls think you have a better sense of smell than me that's just a damn insult to me let alone my clan Naruto laughed nervously well I said something and well here we are keba gave him a look just what did you tell okay boys we're ready Kea cringed at Eno's Screech yell you watch the decb girl Eno growled shuted dog face now you have to track down this she held up a cloth for the two of them to sniff the two boys looked at each other before sniffing the item narut did this more awkwardly since he was simply not used to sniffing things Naruto blinked why are we tracking down Eno back away from the two all right you boys ready kba smirked and scoffed more than ready this is totally one the blonde girl rolled her eyes as narut nodded yeah sure narut was feeling a little degraded at the moment he didn't know why but somehow it felt like this was so below him that's because this is damn well embarrassing brat I can't believe you let it slip that you have a decent nose idiot Naruto sighed he couldn't even gain refuge in his own mind Eno held a head up ready go kba jumped into the nearby foliage and started tracking the designated prey Naruto oddly unenthusiastic shuffled along for a moment before Eno whacked him on the head hurry up the boy held a hand up all right all right I'm going with that he jumped into the foliage a few feet away from where keba did five noted dead ends later and Naruto found himself in a clearing alone with tenton who was cleaning some of her Weaponry he walked over behind her with his hands in his pockets hey tenton she jumped and looked up behind her to find Naruto she blinked and surprise Naruto you arrived first he felt himself break out in cold sweat are really I got here first he laughed nervously must have been luck she quirked an eyebrow before Eno and Sakura came into the clearing they paused as they saw Naruto but no keba Eno walked over you made it first Naruto Shrugged I was probably just lucky keba jumped out of the foliage goal the four rookie n members looked at Kea with perplexed looks on their faces he blushed first from feeling awkward but then anger and pointed you how the hell do you get here first you cheated narut felt himself get angry as he growled out keba Eno stepped forward and put out her arms boys boys she looked to Kea how many dead ends did you find the dog boy scratched his nose four the blonde kunoichi looked to Naruto you uh five Sakura's eyes widened as did tenens Eno simply processed all this in her mind keba how many of the dead end paths did you follow uh two Eno turned to Naruto for his answer um I just took note of them and came straight to this path I could kind of tell which one was the freshest though it took a few minutes to tell Keel lunged at Naruto that's impossible you Sakura sucker punched keba in the face making him shut up oh stop it keba held his nose with tears in his eyes [ __ ] Sakura glared at him as inner Sakura screamed kick his ass sharu keba backed away not wanting to experience pain so quickly I was joking Sakura shook a fist at him youd better have been tenton paused so Naruto has a better nose than keba Eno sighed it seems that way silence hung over the small group of five for a few moments before keba spoke up it's still [ __ ] narut simply nodded in exasperation he really didn't want this sort of info known and of all people known by keba it's cuz of the Fox right narut glared at kba as his anger suddenly exploded and punched him shut up Sakura grabbed Naruto before he could move to create more damage Naruto the blonde boy growled deeply in ke's Direction before slapping the side of his face and holding a hand over his eye Sakura was close enough to notice his eyes had slits Naruto he closed his eyes and took a deep breath and relaxed himself sorry Sakura slowly released his arm as her friend tried to recollect himself Kea brushed himself off you didn't have to hit me for that Eno growled and huffed out and you didn't have to bring up you know what that was so unnecessary flea boy keba growled I don't have fleas Eno quirked a brow oh keba blushed and turned I don't have to take this crap see yaah with that keba stormed off leaving a somewhat shaking Naruto behind the blonde was going to have a hard time sleeping tonight he just knew it Sakura looked Naruto over making sure he was feeling all right before she suddenly noticed something she moved in front of him and pulled some of his hair causing him to speak up in protest o the pink-haired girl cued his face in her hand examining him critically this of course caused Naruto to blush and Eno to feel oddly jealous forehead what are you have you been letting some of your hair grow out Naruto [ __ ] the blonde boy blinked oh well kind of tenton stood beside the younger kunoichi and joins Sakura in her examination you know now that you say it he does sort of look like someone but I can't really explain why he looks familiar like someone else I should know Sakura looked at tenton and released Naruto's face exactly I noticed it earlier in the tea shop but now it's bothering me more and I just can't place it Eno momentarily freaked you guys are probably just imagining it she laughed nervously the two girls and Naruto looked at her curiously Eno Eno Shrugged and smiled how about I treat you to some Ramen Naruto Naro jumped yeah Ramen here I come he grabbed her and ran off leaving behind a baffled tenton and Sakura Eno couldn't help but smile glad that she successfully got Naruto off the train of thought of her hair styling he'd notice sooner or later but she'd rather keep him in the dark especially since since it was her experiment and inquiry as well that's all for now if you enjoy it then please like share and do comments

Channel: Naruto World

Views: 3,699

Keywords: what if naruto takes off his jacket, naruto takes off his jacket, naruto takes off his jacket fanfiction, fem naruto takes off his jacket fanfiction, naruto takes off his jacket fanfiction sasunaru, what if naruto, #naruto what if

Id: HKq6BhsI0SU

Length: 145min 53sec (8753 seconds)

Published: Thu Mar 14 2024