In my Dream Chapter 17

In my Dream
Chapter 17
 
Naruto continued wandering in the darkness, not knowing that his body kept getting weaker every second.
 
When he began to stumble, he realized that the consumption of the other demon was starting to take a toll on him.
 
I’ve put the girls in danger. Akatsuki was after me, and they got caught in the middle. If this continues, I’ll also trouble Hinata, the new baby, not to mention the village. If he had failed this time, how could he have ever hoped to be able to protect an entire town?
 
If there was anything that Naruto hated more than being alone, it was losing his loved ones, especially his family. Naruto would rather be alone than have his family fall apart.
 
“I . . . I CAN’T . . . . . .” yelled Naruto.
 
“You can’t what?” asked Kyuubi.
 
“I can’t do this anymore. I can’t keep putting people in danger,” said Naruto.
 
“YOU can’t put anyone in danger if you die,” said Kyuubi.
 
“Then maybe that is for the best,” said Naruto.
 
“The people you love will still be put in danger, if not by you, then by someone else, one way or another,” said Hachibi.
 
“You, you were the voice I heard earlier, " Naruto asked.
 
“You talked to him already?” asked Kyuubi.
 
“Yes, when I arrived, I saw him; he was headed towards Death's path. I needed him alive so that I could break out afterward. However, everything I talked about with him was not in pretense. I meant everything,” said Hachibi.
 
“I AM NOT AFRAID!” yelled Naruto.
 
Kyuubi stood there observing both of them.
 
“I see you still in denial,” said Hachibi.
 
“I’m not in denial,” said Naruto.
 
“What about you not wanting to endanger people?” asked Hachibi.
 
“I don’t want anyone to get hurt,” said Naruto.
 
“And why would they get hurt?”
 
“BECAUSE!” yelled Naruto.
 
“WHAT’S WRONG, WHY DO YOU THINK THEY’LL GET HURT, ARE YOU AFRAID YOU---”
 
“I WON’T BE ABLE TO PROTECT THEM . . . . . . . . . They are my family, but what if I can’t protect them and it’s me that is putting them in danger?” said Naruto.
 
“There you go, kid. That is what you’re afraid of. Hachibi is right. If you die, your family will still be in danger. Don’t you think you should be there to help them in any way you can? Besides, you're not going to leave your two kittens alone, are you?” said Kyuubi.
 
Naruto started to think back, and he had always been Joyce’s pillar of support. He was everything to Joyce; if he did, he knew that Joyce would be an emotional mess. There was no way he was going to do that to her, not to mention his unborn baby and his two little girls. Kyuubi was right. He couldn’t leave them alone out there.
 
Hachibi was right; he was afraid he would not be able to come through for his family. But now that he knew what would happen if he died, there was no way he was going to let that happen. Naruto slowly stood up as the darkness that enveloped him began to recede into nothingness.
 
Once everything was gone, Naruto stood before the sealed gate containing Kyuubi and Hachibi.
 
Naruto looked at them and said, “I have to get back to the girls.”
 
“Wait, Naruto. As you know now that you have two demons, the amount of chakra in you is way too much; you need to release a lot of it,” said Kyuubi.
 
Naruto nodded, “I know what this is about.”
 
“This is the perfect time. You can’t let time continue to pass,” said Kyuubi.
 
“I know, But I can only give you both limited freedoms. If I released you both, I would die,” said Naruto.
 
“Both . . . . . . It looks like I didn’t even have to ask you,” said Hachibi.
 
“Yes, it would be best to have both of you explain how I plan to do this,” said Naruto.
 
“So . . . . . . How is this going to work?” asked Kyuubi.
 
“All right, listen up because this is how it’s going to go down,” said Naruto as he told them the deal he had planned.
 
Somewhere in the outskirts of Fire Country, a figure hid in the darkness of the night behind some bushes, spying on other people.
 
“Yeah, that’s it . . . Perfect . . . . . . Just what I need, Hehe,” he said as he put down a small scope. He looked through it, began writing on a notepad, and returned.
 
“Hee-hee, oh yes, Hehe, this is now, this is the perfect research,” was all the figure could say as he took a pen and a notepad in the other and wrote.
 
The figure continued to watch women in the hot spring with the scope on one eye.
 
“OH, you sure have an amazing body; yeah, that’s right, wash that breast.” At this point, he was no longer taking notes, just peeping.
 
“That’s right, she can’t do it alone. Just help her clean herself, Hehe,” The pervert’s nose began to bleed.
 
“Wow, how are they doing that? It's amazing .”
 
Another figure suddenly appeared behind him.
 
“Jiraiya,” said the new figure.
 
Jiraiya didn’t need to turn to find out who it was, so he continued to look at the woman.
 
“Is something wrong?” asked Jiraiya.
 
“Have you no idea what’s been happening since the morning?”
 
“Why did it have to be in the middle of my research? I will guess and say it has something to do with Akatsuki.
 
Did they finally start to make their move?” asked Jiraiya.
 
“Jiraiya, since this morning, Akatsuki has already had Naruto and other Jinchuuriki.”
 
“WHAT . . . did them?”
 
“No, but . . . . . .”
 
“ITACHI . . . What happened?” asked Jiraiya.
 
“Naruto is free now. I made it so they could escape, but they found me out,” said Itachi.
 
“They?” said Jiraiya.
 
“Yes, the girls were with him, and they decided to take them,” replied Itachi.
 
“Where are they now?” asked Jiraiya.
 
“I don’t know, I couldn’t go after them, Jiraiya. There’s more,” said Itachi.
 
“What is it?” said Jiraiya.
 
“Naruto now has the last two demons inside him. The other jinchuuriki was dying, so they decided to transfer it into another body. They wanted to use one of the girls, but I grabbed Naruto before they used one of the girls,” said Itachi.
 
“I see; if that is the case, Naruto should be overwhelmed by the chakra; he might still be unconscious; we have to find them before Akatsuki finds them; what base were they in?” said Jiraiya.
 
“They used the base north of the lightning country . . . . . . We should go,” said Itachi. They were about to head out when Jiraiya sensed others coming.
 
“Wait . . . Itachi, you go ahead, there are some fellow shinobis headed this way,” said Jiraiya, and in that instance, Itachi disappeared.
 
Jiraiya waited thirty seconds until he saw four figures standing before him.
 
“I assume you're going to go look for Naruto,” said Jiraiya.
 
“Jiraiya-sama, I see you’ve heard,” said Gai.
 
“Yes, but you're going the wrong way. The current location of Akatsuki is in the base north of the lightning country,” said Jiraiya.
 
“That’s where Kakashi’s team is headed,” said Neji.
 
“I’ll take them a week to get there . . . . . . Come, you can ride with me; we’ll pick them up on our way,” said Jiraiya as he summoned Gamabunta. Everyone got on him.
 
“Bunta to the lightning country . . . fast,” said Jiraiya.
 
“WHY?” asked Gamabunta.
 
“Naruto is in trouble,” said Jiraiya and, in that instance, jumped into the air as he made his way to the lightning country.
 
Emi and Saya were by the cave entrance using their byakugan, watching to see if anyone was getting close.
 
“I don’t see anyone, Saya,” said Emi.
 
“Yeah, me neither,” replied Saya.
 
“Looks like we're safe for now,” said Emi, when suddenly they felt a tremendous amount of chakra rise from within the cave. After about three seconds, the chakra died out almost like a bomb.
 
The girls looked at each other.
 
“DADDY,” they both said.
 
They got up from their spot and ran deeper into the cave where they had left Naruto. When they got there, they saw Naruto sitting up.
 
Naruto was a bit disoriented when, all of a sudden, he was tackled to the ground.
 
“Daddy”
 
“You’re ok.”
 
“Emi, Saya, are you two all right?” Both girls nodded and received a kiss on the forehead.
 
Naruto hugged both girls; he could see they were tired.
 
“Wait . . . Where are we? . . . What happened?” asked Naruto.
 
“Well, you weren’t awake, so we thought we should find out," said Saya, who cut off.
 
“I Will GET US OUT, DADDY!” yelled Emi.
 
“No, you didn’t,” replied Saya.
 
“Then who opened the door?” said Emi.
 
“Well, something must have happened because you couldn’t have opened it,” said Saya.
 
“You’re just jealous because I’m stronger,” Emi teased Saya. Saya responded by sticking her tongue out at Emi.
 
“Have you girls been up keeping a lookout since then?” Naruto asked. Both girls nodded. Naruto could tell they had been up because they looked tired.
 
Naruto was sure that Akatsuki felt that surge of chakra and did not doubt they’d find them soon. They would have to leave quickly but couldn’t force the girls. They were tired, and they needed rest.
 
“Emi, Saya, you two should sleep and get some rest, okay?” Naruto planned to move out once they fell asleep; he just had to carry them. The girls leaned on Naruto and fell asleep.
 
Naruto sat there for a while with a girl on each side; he could not help but feel happy. He looked at Emi. She was five, but Naruto could tell she was starting to look more and more like her mother. She was also much like Hinata in personality. She was shy and quiet except around her family.
 
Naruto then looked at Saya. She was different from Emi, starting with her hair. It was that bluish-lavender color, just like her mother's. Saya might not look like Hinata, but she, too, was beautiful. Hinata would tell him many times that Saya looked much like her mother, and when it came to her personality, she was much like Naruto: loud.
 
Naruto loved them both and would do everything he could to keep them safe.
 
He looked at his hand, which was closed, and opened it; in his palm were two necklaces that he had been holding since he woke up. Each was a different color, and both had a seal on it.
 
He took the necklaces, one for each girl, and made a clone. The clone took one girl while he took the other and left the cave.
 
 
To be continued