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Chapter 13: Chu-nin exam, second test: Forest of nightmares


Naruto jumped to the next tree and stopped. He turned around to see if Mitsuki could keep up. Mitsuki stopped next to him, Rakuna on her side. “Let’s take a break,” Naruto said, when he saw Mitsuki’s tired face. She nodded, jumped down and landed on the soft solid ground. Naruto landed next to her and looked around. It was dark, even though it was not yet night. Next to that, the forest was densely wooded, what makes it easy to set up traps and hide, but also get trapped or attacked.

(Flashback)

“Okay everyone, pay attention! As I said, this is the Forest of Nightmares. This will be a survival exam.” Anko unrolled a scroll; it showed a map of the Forest of Nightmares. “You and your team members must reach the tower in the middle of the training grounds; it’s 12 kilometres from here, having three days to do so. Next to that, you get a scroll; this can be the heaven or the earth scroll. You need to retrieve the missing one. You need both scrolls to pass. Don’t open them before you are at the tower! You got that?”

(End flashback)

“Just three days, that’s gonna be difficult,” Naruto said. “Next to that we are only a two men team,” Mitsuki said. “Oi, what about me!” Rakuna shouted at her owner. “They don’t count animals as team member, but as tools, sorry, Rakuna,” Mitsuki said. “How nice,” Rakuna said grumpy. Naruto snorted at that. When he first met that wolf, she was bloodthirsty, but that was all gone now. It only had been a jutsu and Rakuna was actually a really nice wolf.
“So what’s the idea?” Mitsuki asked. “Why are you asking me?” Naruto said confused, looking at her. “You’ve done the chu-nin exam before, so you are more experienced.” “Maybe…” Naruto mumbled uncomfortable. Was this girl saying he is in charge of this? That was really confusing; nobody ever wanted him of being in charge of something.

Mitsuki sighed when Naruto kept silent. “Which scroll do we have?” she asked. Naruto hadn’t shown it to her yet. “Heaven,” he answered. Mitsuki nodded and saw his face. ‘Why is he looking so uncomfortable?’ “Something wrong?’ she asked him. “Why do you think so?” Naruto asked clearly avoiding the question. Mitsuki sighed. “You’re a half animal right now; you are able to find out peoples emotions just by the way the act and their chakra.” “Yeah, I found that out.” “I am always able to do that, so you can’t fool me saying there is nothing wrong.”

‘Damn, she’s right. I know she’s not lying because of emotion reading thing I am able to do, now what.’ Naruto thought. She kept on looking at him, what made him feeling uncomfortable. He avoided her look, “I’m just not used to be the one who’s in charge,” he mumbled. “I see. In that case, we decide together, okay?” Naruto nodded and turned his head to the back, and sniffed a bit. “There are some other Konoha ninja coming this way,” he said.

Mitsuki eyes widened. She had the ability off a great smell, but hadn’t smelled anyone nearby. It took her a while before she picked up the scent. ‘He has a better range then me, how is that possible? Who on earth is he?’

“Ah, it’s Konohamaru and his team,” Naruto said with a snicker. Mitsuki placed her left hand on her right hand, made some seals and closed her eyes. She knew Naruto was looking at her with a puzzled face. ‘Doton: Kankaku-no-I-Sekei. (Earth release: Senses of the Living World)’

Not much longer she opened her eyes again. “What did you do?” he asked. “Well, my nature is earth and I have the ability to communicate with plants and trees and… some smaller animals.” She shivered a bit after saying that last part of the sentence. “And?” Naruto asked still confused. “They have a heaven scroll as well, so there is no use in fighting them.”
Mitsuki grinned after seeing his staggered look. “In that case, let’s move on. I am not really in the mood of facing them.” Mitsuki nodded and stood up. The two shinobi and ninja wolf started running again.

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Naruto jumped into the trees, followed by Mitsuki. He glanced over at the girl left from him. ‘She’s good I have to admit that. But yet she gives me the feeling she’s not revealing her true self. The only things I know about her now is that she has a job to finish and her nature is earth. Not to forget she is the daughter of that hunter that kidnapped Hinata, but she is different from him.’ He looked back in front of him again. ‘The fact that she trusts me is strange, we barely know each other. Still, for some reason… I trust her.’

Naruto jumped to another branch. “Let’s use this day to get closer to the tower,” he said, knowing that if they would reach it faster they had a better change of making traps to get the earth scroll. “Okay, but we stop at downfall to gather food and place traps for during the night.”

Naruto nodded, then his ears picked up a sound. He turned around in midair. Mitsuki had stopped and turned around as well. Just when Naruto was about to throw a kunai, he saw what had made the noise. He stopped his attack and landed on a branch.

“It was just a giant centipede,” Naruto sighed. “Kyaaaa!” Mitsuki exclaimed. Naruto almost fell because of that. He placed his hand on her mouth and pulled her with him, away from that place. Five hundred meters further he stopped and let her go. She was trembling and sat down on the ground, looking scared. “What the hell was that about? They could have found us,” Naruto said, trying not to shout, so he wouldn’t track attention from enemies. It was Rakuna that answered, “If there is one thing Mitsuki is afraid of then it is insects.”

Naruto stared at the wolf. ‘Then she must never come close to Shino.’ “G-gome,” Mitsuki mumbled. “It’s okay, but let’s get going, that scream must have been heard by some people. We have to get as far away as possible.” Mitsuki stood up, “Alright.”

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Still trembling a bit, Mitsuki followed Naruto, who lead them at that moment. Probably using his nose and ears to see where they had to go. Like they had agreed on they stopped at downfall and gathered some food. After a dinner they placed traps around the whole place. Some were placed so to lead the enemy another way. When they were done, Mitsuki let herself fall down against a huge tree. They didn’t make a fire, since that would track enemies, this made it a rather cold night, but Mitsuki took some of the huge leaves that were growing in this forest and crawled against Rakuna, who already had her eyes closed.

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Naruto on the other hand, wasn’t yet in the mood of going to sleep. He looked up, but saw nothing except trees, leaves and darkness. He sighed wondering how Hinata was at that moment. ‘Maybe she went on a mission.’ He laid his head on his knees. “I hope I can see her again after this part of the exam is over,” he mumbled.

“You will, don’t worry.” Naruto turned his head around, looking at Mitsuki. “Why do you think so, she can be on a mission.” “Because I think she’s not excepting a mission at this moment.” Naruto stared at her and had to agree with that. He knew Hinata wouldn’t go on a mission when he was having his chu-nin exam.

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The next morning they woke up early. Mitsuki was first and had a hard time not to start laughing when she saw Naruto’s tail and his ears, his bonnet had fallen off. After a quick breakfast they went to the traps they had set up.

Naruto looked up, stopped walking and started snorting. “I don’t wanna know how he got trapped like that.” Mitsuki was confused and looked up. Her eyes widened when she saw a Grass ninja trapped in the tree, swinging back and forth, both hands and feet stuck in a rope. “Me neither,” Mitsuki then said.

The young man looked down. “Get me outta here!” he shouted. “No way, it’s really funny to see,” Naruto said still laughing. The man growled. The scroll he had in his pocket fell down and Naruto picked it up. A smile came on his face and he turned to Mitsuki, “Look, the earth scroll.” “That was easy,” Mitsuki answered. Naruto put the scroll in his back and at that very same moment two other grass ninja appeared. “So that’s where you were,” the female said and threw a kunai at the rope. It cut and the Grass ninja that had been hanging upside down fell and got caught by his other team-mate. “Do you really need to fall for traps all the time,” the female asked him. “Humph.”

“Where’s the scroll?” the other asked. “They have it,” the first one said and pointed to Naruto and Mitsuki, who had been standing there overhearing the conversation. “Naruto, I think it’s time to go,” Mitsuki said without looking at him. “Right.” The two Konoha shinobi and the wolf started running away but were, of course, followed by the Grass shinobi. Naruto looked over his shoulder and made some Kage Bunshin. The clones made Rasengan and hit the three Grass ninja. The three hit the ground, unconscious. Naruto sighed and the Kage Bunshin disappeared. “I had expected some more from them, this is boring.” Mitsuki looked annoyed as well, “Let’s go, before they wake up. I am not in the mood to fight them.” Naruto nodded and they started heading towards the tower. “Was it as easy like this last time?” “No, not really,” Naruto said. ‘Damn, this is boring. Isn’t there anything going to happen.’

They landed near a river they had to cross. Naruto brought chakra to his feet and started walking on the water. When he noticed Mitsuki wasn’t following him, he turned around. “What are you waiting for, come on,” he said. Embarrassed Mitsuki looked away and Naruto looked confused at her. “What is it?” “I…I can’t walk on water,” she mumbled.
It was silent for a while.
“You’re kidding,” Naruto said puzzled. “No. I learnt the climbing tree session, but there wasn’t a lake near my father’s hideout to learn walking water. The only lake there was, was near the village and it was dangerous for me to come there. They would kill me if I did.”
Naruto sighed and found no choice. “Then I carry you.” “What! No way! Forget it, I rather swim then I would I allow you to carry me!” Naruto was thrown of his feet by that. “Why that?” he asked confused. Mitsuki didn’t answer; she had turned her head to Rakuna, who was smirking. “What’s so funny?” Mitsuki said in a low tone. “Don’t worry; I will carry you, Mitsuki. I can walk on water.”

Again a silence.

“What didn’t you say so earlier?” “You didn’t ask,” Rakuna answered. “Isn’t she your wolf partner? Aren’t you suppose to know what Rakuna is able to,” Naruto said pointing to the wolf. “Yeah, I normally know but… how come you can walk on water anyway Rakuna?” “I learnt it before I met you. You haven’t been my only owner.” Mitsuki stared at her partner, she always guessed that, but Rakuna never told. Her wolf friend walked to the water and waited. “Come on, we don’t have all day,” Rakuna said. “R-right,” Mitsuki said staggered and climbed on the wolf.

The three crossed the river and Mitsuki jumped of her friend. They started walking again. After around ten minutes both shinobi stopped suddenly. “Do you smell that too?” Mitsuki whispered. “Yes, they’re coming close. From three different directions.” “Grass ninja again.” “They probably found out about the other team and are now coming after us to take the scroll back and get ours.” A little smile came on Naruto’s face, when only the smell of them made him want to fight them. It was an odd feeling. “Seems like we get some better opponents this time,” he said, starting to like it. “Yeah. Rakuna, hide. I will call you when needed.” “Hai.”
The wolf hid in some bushes. It didn’t take long before the Grass ninja met up with them.

“Found you,” one said with a smile on his face. “Seems like they are the two men team we heard about.” “Numbers don’t always matter in a fight,” Naruto said. “We will see about that. We’re here to get the scroll back and take yours of course.” ‘Like we haven’t figured that much out,’ Naruto thought annoyed. “Bring it on,” Mitsuki said with a neutral expression written on her face.

The three Grass Shinobi dashed towards the two Konoha Shinobi. “I take the guy on the left, you the other two, ok?” Mitsuki said, a kunai ready in her hand. “Hai.” Naruto replied and took out some shuriken; he threw them at his two opponents. They easily avoided them and Naruto jumped up to avoid a fire jutsu. In the air he made ten Kage Bunshin. Five of them took on the guy the other five the girl. The real Naruto landed and took the time to find a way to defeat them, when suddenly someone had grabbed him from behind. Naruto looked over his shoulder and saw the guy from earlier, the one that had been hanging upside down in the tree. “You again!” “Give me the scroll back.” “No way!” He jumped over the grass nin and landed on his feet, he gave him a punch in the face and once again he was easily floored.

The others had defeated all his Kage Bunshin and now came for him again. Naruto backed away for some shuriken and jumped into a tree. He jumped further, avoiding their kunai. When he landed next, expecting new kunai, nothing happened. Then he heard the soft sound of explosion tags, he soon saw one on the tree next to him. ‘Kuso, a trap!’ Quickly he jumped down and ran away. Unfortunately for him this let him into another trap and he barely avoided the log that was coming his way. He fell on the ground and two kunai hit him in his arms.

Naruto made two new Kage Bunshin and they dashed towards the two opponents, holding them tight. One picked the guy up and threw him at the girl; meanwhile the real Naruto had made a Rasengan. “Eat this!” he shouted and hit the two.

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Mitsuki panted and looked at her opponent. He wasn’t dead, but wouldn’t wake up for about the next few days. She let herself fall down in exhaustion. ‘Damn, if this drains me I really need to train more if I want to succeed and finish my job.’ Mitsuki felt Rakuna’s cold nose against her cheek. “Are you alright?” she asked. Mitsuki laid one hand on the wolf’s head. “I’m fine, thanks for the help.” She turned around to see where Naruto was, but couldn’t find him. She made the hands seals again, closed her eyes and started searching for her team mate, but she couldn’t perform the jutsu properly because of the low level of chakra she had left.

Mitsuki stood up and sat down on Rakuna. “We have to find Naruto and fast. Being suppurated isn’t a good thing.” “Right,” Rakuna said and used her nose, searching for the blond haired shinobi. “Meanwhile, you rest.” Rakuna said looking over at her owner, who was trembling a bit. “That would be a got thing,” Mitsuki responded.

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Meanwhile Naruto opponents dropped to the ground and his clones disappeared. He looked down at them for a second, then kneeled down and started searching for the scroll they had. He found it, another earth scroll. He put it in his bag with the other two scrolls and started his search for Mitsuki and Rakuna. While walking he noticed the tower was only a kilometre away. If he found Mitsuki fast enough, they would be able to reach it before tonight, but only if.

Naruto channelled some of his chakra to his nose so he could smell her out, but stopped when a sudden feeling devoured him. It was that same feeling he had a few days ago. ‘I thought Tsunade had done something about it…’ He gritted his teeth bending over, his knees falling on the ground.

“Welcome back Naruto,” Kyubi’s voice sneered through his head.

“Ky…Kyubi what is wrong with you?” Naruto mumbled out loud.

“There is nothing wrong with me, now let me take you down the road that is called ‘your life’.”

“D-Damn you,” Naruto cursed, his forehead hitting the ground.

(Flashback)

“There is the little bastard!” Ten year old Naruto turned around, wondering what was going on. “You did it, didn’t you damn demon boy!” A man shouted. “Did do what?” Naruto asked confused, but ready to run for it when it was necessary. “You know very well what I am talking about. How dare you tying my dog upside down under the bridge!” “I never did such a thing!” “Don’t lie. I saw how you were glaring at him every the time you saw him!” “That’s because that damn dog of yours bit me, even twice!” Naruto shouted back.

The man became angrier. Unfortunately he was a jo-nin (not an Inuzuka) and started making hand seals for a jutsu. This was the sign for Naruto to start running, but he was followed by the ninja. “Come here demon bastard then I will hang you upside down under the bridge!” Naruto dashed over the streets and ran into a crowd of girls, watching a boy throwing kunai at a log. He just duck in time for a coming kunai the boy had thrown. “Naruto get lost, you idiot!” a pink haired girl shouted.

“You are interrupting my training bonehead,” the raven haired boy said. “Shut the hell up Sasuke-teme!” Naruto shouted, ready to take him on, but when he saw the man coming again he decided to continue running until he was home.

(End flashback)

“They are no real friends…” the Kyubi started.

“SHUT UP!” Naruto interrupted him, as punishment Kyubi treated him to another memory.

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Rakuna looked over at her partner again. Mitsuki had fallen asleep on her back. Rakuna stopped, when she finally find a little trail of Naruto’s scent. “Finally,” Rakuna said and started following it. Meanwhile she heard Mitsuki grumble in her sleep.

(Flashback)

“Mom? Why is dad acting so strange lately?” Mitsuki asked, looking at her mother. “I don’t know what’s wrong with him. He’s been off a lot too.” “I’m worried. He’s not his normal self anymore.” Her mother nodded and walked to the door when there was some knocking. Mitsuki saw a crying woman standing in the doorway. “Ow, Kaiyane, I don’t know what to do anymore,” the woman sobbed. “What happened?” “My son, he is missing since last night. I can’t find him anywhere, we have searched all night.” “Come in and sit down.”

Seven year old Mitsuki looked at the woman. ‘Shin-san is missing? He is the fifth person this week. What if I am the next?’ She felt the nose of an animal against her hand. “Rakuna?” The wolf licked her. “Don’t be afraid, I’ll be with you,” she whispered. Mitsuki nodded with a smile.

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“Mom! Mom where are you?!” Mitsuki shouted scared. She ran through the house followed by Rakuna. She found her father in the living room, fighting a huge bear. The bear wanted to reach for her and grab her, but her father prevented that. “Stay away from my daughter!” he shouted. “D-dad…” Mitsuki whispered. Tears were rolling over her cheeks while she held Rakuna tight to her.

Trembling in fear she watched her father pulling of some jutsu and he killed the bear. Mitsuki was staggered when she saw the bear changing into her mother. “M-mom?... Mom!” She ran over to the dead woman and fell on her knees next to her. “What did you do dad, you killed mom.” Mitsuki looked at her father; he had a stunned face and slowly walked to her. He placed his hand on her shoulders. “I-I didn’t know… I didn’t know it was your mother, honestly Mitsuki. It was an accident, you have to believe me,” he said softly, sounding surprised by what he had done. Mitsuki turned around and hugged her father. He hugged her back, standing up. “Come, we are going away from this place.”

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Mitsuki walked through the hallway when she found a door open that hadn’t been open before. Curiously she went inside. “Mitsuki, I don’t think that’s such a good idea,” Rakuna warned her. “Come on, I’m twelve now. Dad has no need to hide something from me.” Rakuna sighed at her stubborn friend and followed her. The room appeared to be some kind of laboratory. It had shelves with lots of books, but also ingredients for medicines and poisons. “What’s this?” Mitsuki wondered when she saw the book on the table. Her eyes widened when she saw the pages.

“N-no way, he couldn’t…” “Mitsuki, what are you doing here?” her father asked gently. Mitsuki turned around rapidly. He walked over to her and looked at the book. “Have you read it?” he asked her, sounding neutral. “Did you… did you really do that?” “Do what?” Mitsuki backed away after seeing her fathers face. “You-you are the one who has been kidnapping the villagers. You used some poison on them! It changed them into animals!” “That’s true, but it wasn’t only me.” “Why?!”

Meanwhile she had reached the doorway. Her face was wet. “Why you ask me? The reason is simple; those bastards from the village never treated me with respect.” “That’s not true! They loved you. You always helped people out!” “But what did I get back! Huh!” Mitsuki was frozen and couldn’t answer. “Exactly! Nothing! When we were in trouble nobody came for help and this is their punishment!” He started to laugh like an insane person. “Once in a while I take away a child or an adult, it doesn’t matter. I give them the poison and they are doomed to live as an animal the rest of their lives.” Mitsuki did some steps back. “You’re insane,” she mumbled. “That is exactly what your mother said when she found out,” he sounded wicked. Mitsuki couldn’t breath. “You…” “Yes I knew, I was the one who changed her into an animal. Unfortunately she changed into a bear, so I killed her.” “No,” Mitsuki whispered while shaking her head, “… no… NO!” She ran off.

Rakuna followed her owner. The two of them ended up in the village, they had left a little more then four years ago after her father killed her mother. “What are you doing here?” someone asked. Mitsuki looked up. She knew the person, the old baker. “Did you come here to take another one?” Mitsuki did a step back. “I-I’m not…I’m not like that… I swear. I wouldn’t do such things…” “Shut up! You are his daughter! You are the same as him, I can’t believe we ever trusted him and you, now get lost or we’ll kill you.” Mitsuki was unable to move and Rakuna grabbed her friend by her clothes. “Come on,” the wolf said. Still Mitsuki wouldn’t move and Rakuna crawled under her legs, jumped up and ran away with Mitsuki on her back. “Where are we going to, Rakuna?” the girl sobbed. Rakuna didn’t answer.
“I don’t want to… go back.”

(End flashback)

“I don’t want to go back,” Mitsuki mumbled. She shock awake and saw Rakuna was carrying her. “Rakuna stop!” she said. Rakuna stopped in an instant. “What is it?” she asked worried, “Aren’t we looking for Naruto?”

‘Naruto? Wait… that’s true. I forgot, this isn’t that day. This is… the chu-nin exam…’

“Mitsuki, something wrong?” Mitsuki rubbed her forehead, slowly coming back to reality.

‘It had been a dream. My damn past, why is it constantly chasing me…’

“Mitsuki?”

‘Is this place truly giving you nightmares? Nightmares about your past, things you fear and don’t want to face…’

“Mitsuki!”

Finally Rakuna got Mitsuki’s attention. “Sheesh, don’t space out like that. We still have to find Naruto. What was it anyway?” “Old memories,” Mitsuki answered, “Let’s continue the search. I can smell his scent, he must be near.”

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“Enjoying it a bit, Naruto.”

“Stop it Kyubi,” Naruto begged over and over. But like last time it was no use. He drifted away in his own memories again. Slowly the place took shape and Naruto found himself in another bitter nightmare of reality. But this was slightly different, this time he wasn’t looking from above or from a distant. He was in the place itself.

Naruto felt hands that were holding him, while wind roared in his ears. He was unable to see who the person was, but knew this was his very first awful memory he has. “It’s the yellow flash!” he heard someone saying. “It’s Lord Hokage!” someone else said. Naruto saw the nine tailed fox. It was huge, bigger then he had ever seen him, and it was trying to kill everyone and demolish everything. Then the man that was holding him jumped into the air and Naruto was able to see his face.

It was the Fourth Hokage. He summoned Gamabunta and lured the giant Fox away from Konoha. Then he made hands signs. Naruto wondered how, because he was still holding him. Nothing happened; at least that’s what he first thought. Then he felt a terrible feeling and started to cry. He was a baby here after all.

Naruto felt something coming through him and then saw it. A shadowy arm and it grabbed the Kyubi. The Fox tried to escape but it was useless. The Kyubi was pulled by the arm and then touched Naruto’s belly. Naruto felt it. He felt how the giant Fox slowly got into him.

The arm disappeared out of him. And also the terrible feeling vanished. The Fourth fell down, still holding him, saying: “Naruto, be strong.”

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Mitsuki found him at long last. He was sitting on knees on the ground, screaming for some reason. Muttering words, when he stopped screaming. Had somebody used a gen-jutsu on him? ‘No wait; this is what Tsunade had told me about.’ Quickly she got the medicine out of her pocket and placed the shot on Naruto’s arm.

The memory faded and Naruto breathed heavily. ‘So that’s how the Kyubi got sealed inside me.’ “Naruto, are you alright now?” Naruto turned and saw Mitsuki. “Yeah, I’m fine.” Then he saw the shot in her hand. “Tsunade gave it to you?” he asked while pointing to the shot. Mitsuki nodded. “She told me the poison was responsible for this kind of attacks.” Naruto just nodded and stood up.

“Can… I ask you something?” Mitsuki asked unsure. “About what?” “When I gave you that shot, you… were mumbling the words ‘stop it Kyubi’…” Mitsuki saw his shocked expression and he stared at her. “I heard Kyubi got sealed away by the Fourth Hokage, is it sealed in…you?” Naruto walked away. Mitsuki went after him. “So it is,” she mumbled. “What about it?” Naruto asked angrily. “Nothing, it’s just… I think I understand some things better now.” “What do you mean?” Naruto asked and stopped walking. “You never transformed into a full fox, the Kyubi prevented that. And I now understand why people call you a monster…” “You think I’m one, too, don’t you!” “No! Not at all! How could I think such a thing? I just understand their reason I don’t agree with them!” “Because of that stupid Kyubi nobody accepted me until a few years ago.” “That’s not true, Hinata always accepted you!”

Suddenly Naruto’s anger faded and he sat down on a log. “I know. I just wish I knew it back then.”  “It must have been lonely.” “What do you know about it?” “A lot, I’ve been alone a long time myself.” Naruto looked up at her. “What do you mean?” Mitsuki sighed, avoiding his gaze. “My father… he used the poison that transforms you in an animal on my mother.” “Your mother?” “Yes, I was seven at that time. My mother had transformed into a bear and tried killing my father. When I came in I thought it was just a bear, my father killed it and it ended up in being my own mother. He… told me he hadn’t known it was mom, but… I figured it out he had years later.”

Naruto just kept on looking at the girl. Feeling sorry for her. “I ran away when I found out, wanted to go back to the village where I once lived, but…” “But what?” Naruto asked when it kept silent. Rakuna licked her owners hand and Mitsuki looked up at him. “The villagers had turned against me, treated me like I was the same…” It was silent for a while.

“What did you do after that?” Naruto asked after a while. “The first few weeks I wandered around with Rakuna, but… in the end I ended up back at my father. He had expected that and started ordering me around. Once in a while he brought someone with a blood limit. Sometimes I succeeded to free them, sometimes not. I had to take care of them and felt guilty if I didn’t at least try to free them. Dad figured out so it started to get more difficult. Sometimes I was of, hoping to find a new place to live, but I ended up returning there every time.” She had started crying. Naruto wondered what he had to do. If it were Hinata standing there crying, he would have hugged her. But this was Mitsuki, he couldn’t do that. Though he didn’t know how to cheer the girl up a bit.

“Mitsuki, I…” “Don’t worry,” Mitsuki said. A smile appeared on her face and she rubbed the tears away, “I’ll be fine. You know, I was kinda surprised when Hinata and later on you trusted me even though you didn’t know a lot about me except that I was the daughter of that horrible man. It means a lot, so thanks, Naruto.” Naruto smiled. “Well I know how it feels to be hated, next to that I don’t really like it when people are said to be the same as the ones they are related to. The villagers in Konoha treat me like I am Kyubi himself; it took me a lot of work to get what I now have.” “Yeah, I can believe that,” Mitsuki said. Naruto looked at her with a questioned look, “Are you gonna avenge your mother? You’re after your father, right? That’s that job you need to finish, or am I wrong?”
“It’s true that I am after my father, it’s also true that I want to avenge my mother, but there’s also something else that I have to do and it has everything to do with my father.” “And that is?” “To save a friend in need.” Naruto stared at her in surprise.
Finally here it is chapter 13 of Prey. =D I wasn't in the mood of writting a fight scene, sorry about that >_<. Now you guys now a bit more of Mitsuki, it wasn't supposed to be in this chapter but it was like the chapter kinda wrote itself as soon as I started... for only a bit. Damn fighting scene I hate that part of this chapter. Hope you enjoy it anyway.

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randyneal's avatar
Very cool chapter...I think that this story is outstanding....everytime Hinata is left out of a chapter I miss her though:) You present her so well in your story....I hope she comes back!